Härnösand Municipality Explained

Härnösand Municipality
Native Name:Härnösands kommun
Native Name Lang:sv
Settlement Type:Municipality
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Sweden
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1:Västernorrland County
Seat Type:Seat
Seat:Härnösand
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:Ångermanland
Blank1 Name Sec1:Municipal code
Blank1 Info Sec1:2280
Iso Code:SE

Härnösand Municipality (Swedish: Härnösands kommun) is a municipality in Västernorrland County, northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Härnösand (pop. 18,000).

The present municipality was formed in 1969 through the amalgamation of the City of Härnösand with Säbrå (itself created in 1952 when five former entities were merged) and Högsjö.

Its coat of arms depict a beaver with a pike in its mouth.

Villages

Demographics

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

Residents include everyone registered as living in the district, regardless of age or citizenship status. Valid voters indicate Swedish citizens above the age of 18 who therefore can vote in general elections. Left vote and right vote indicate the result between the two major blocs in said district in the 2022 general election. Employment indicates the share of people between the ages of 20 and 64 who are working taxpayers. Foreign background is defined as residents either born abroad or with two parents born outside of Sweden. Median income is the received monthly income through either employment, capital gains or social grants for the median adult above 20, also including pensioners in Swedish kronor. The section about college graduates indicates any degree accumulated after high school.

In total there were 24,977 inhabitants, including 19,103 Swedish citizens of voting age.[1] 59.6% voted for the left coalition and 39.2% for the right coalition.Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.

Location
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Bondsjö-Säbrå1,7931,35855.343.98692827,68541
Brunne-Viksjö1,2951,07950.248.48192823,39535
Brännan1,5971,28567.831.385891126,43852
Centrum1,8031,50768.330.571811921,79344
Geresta-Gånsvik2,5371,83961.337.582821827,75850
Häggdånger56344759.439.18594625,71444
Hälletorp-Framnäs1,8131,26659.839.176752523,33234
Högsjö1,4201,11055.841.675881221,14824
Kullen-Haga2,1631,74856.942.379861424,26139
Landgren2,2561,73462.336.773722821,84141
Norra Härnön1,7961,36267.731.681861427,29854
Rotudden-Gådeåstaden1,7471,28059.039.465673318,88232
Älandsbro2,1701,70149.249.78393724,83831
Änget-Murberget2,0241,38763.035.370673319,72236
Source: SVT

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Valresultat 2022 för Härnösand i riksdagsvalet. SVT. sv. 11 September 2022. 2 January 2024.