Forshaga Municipality Explained

Forshaga Municipality
Native Name:Forshaga kommun
Native Name Lang:sv
Settlement Type:Municipality
Coordinates:59.5333°N 41°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Sweden
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1:Värmland County
Seat Type:Seat
Seat:Forshaga
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Note:Area as of .
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+1
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+2
Blank Name Sec1:Province
Blank Info Sec1:Värmland
Blank1 Name Sec1:Municipal code
Blank1 Info Sec1:1763
Iso Code:SE
Website:www.forshaga.se

Forshaga Municipality (Forshaga kommun) is a municipality in Värmland County in west central Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Forshaga.

The first municipality named Forshaga was a market town (köping) which was detached from Grava in 1944. The local government reform of the 1970s made Forshaga a unitary municipality in 1971 and in 1974 Ullerud was added to it.

Forshaga was known in the 14th century as a location for salmon fishing in the river Klarälven. Salmon was used both locally and transported to monasteries in southern Sweden. Forshaga is still known for its rich fishing waters, which attract hobby sport fishers from all over the country.

Localities

Demographics

This is a demographic table based on Forshaga Municipality's electoral districts in the 2022 Swedish general election sourced from SVT's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official statistics.[1]

In total there were 11,590 residents, including 8,824 Swedish citizens of voting age.[1] 49.7% voted for the left coalition and 49.2% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.

Location
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Deje2,1271,69150.048.476881222,75726
Dejefors1,8421,41045.553.87891923,43928
Forshaga V1,6711,19152.846.174821823,03136
Forshaga Ö1,3301,07452.446.37791922,26833
Grossbol1,8471,33451.447.784891126,64441
Skived V1,5111,15552.147.08591926,36545
Skived Ö1,26296945.054.08694627,77935
Source: SVT

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Valresultat 2022 för Forshaga i riksdagsvalet. SVT. sv. 11 September 2022. 18 January 2024.