Kungsör Municipality Explained

Kungsör Municipality
Native Name:Kungsörs kommun
Native Name Lang:sv
Settlement Type:Municipality
Coordinates:59.4167°N 21°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Sweden
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1:Västmanland County
Seat Type:Seat
Seat:Kungsör
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:Södermanland and Västmanland
Blank1 Name Sec1:Municipal code
Blank1 Info Sec1:1960
Iso Code:SE
Website:www.kungsor.se

Kungsör Municipality (Kungsörs kommun) is a municipality in Västmanland County in central Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Kungsör.

The present municipality was formed in 1971 when Kungsör and Kung Karl (from which Kungsör had been detached as a market town (köping) in 1907) were amalgamated

Kungsör is located at the western end of lake Mälaren. The landscape is open, dominated by fields and meadows.

Localities

Historically, the town grew around the Royal Mansion that King Gustav Vasa had built in the 16th century. Parts of the mansion are still preserved and open for visits. It is located on a cape into the Mälaren.

Demographics

This is a demographic table based on Kungsör 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 8,777 residents, including 6,521 Swedish citizens of voting age.[1] 44.1% voted for the left coalition and 54.8% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.

Location
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Centrum2,0471,40948.749.966623818,44328
Haga-Skillinge1,6971,33243.456.185802027,08837
Runna-Granhammar2,3251,67349.349.473703021,63728
Torpa-Malmberga1,24898940.759.086891127,91929
Valskog-Kungs1,4601,11837.661.684851526,94431
Source: SVT

Riksdag elections

Year%VotesVSMPCLKDMSDNyDLeftRight
1973[2] 92.64,9315.649.724.910.51.17.955.243.3
1976[3] 93.25,3254.447.125.912.21.09.151.547.2
1979[4] 92.95,4414.749.019.510.91.214.453.744.8
1982[5] 93.75,5555.350.11.817.06.91.317.555.441.4
1985[6] 91.05,4745.049.52.213.313.216.454.542.9
1988[7] 87.55,2475.748.55.913.012.11.912.360.137.3
1991[8] 87.25,3704.343.23.79.59.95.516.87.047.541.6
1994[9] 87.35,3777.249.05.48.96.02.818.20.961.635.9
1998[10] 81.94,89213.639.74.47.23.910.719.057.840.7
2002[11] 80.24,8208.345.33.68.911.78.512.20.557.241.2
2006[12] 81.14,9635.838.83.710.95.65.023.43.248.246.0
2010[13] 84.85,2065.735.35.06.97.04.827.37.146.045.9
2014[14] 86.25,3325.036.33.67.24.94.418.717.545.035.2
2018[15] 88.35,3705.931.42.18.64.45.616.723.947.950.6

Sister city

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Valresultat 2022 för Kungsör i riksdagsvalet. SVT. sv. 11 September 2022. 26 December 2023.
  2. Web site: Allmänna valen 1973. sv. SCB.
  3. Web site: Allmänna valen 1976. sv. SCB.
  4. Web site: Allmänna valen 1979. sv. SCB.
  5. Web site: Allmänna valen 1982. sv. SCB.
  6. Web site: Allmänna valen 1985. sv. SCB.
  7. Web site: Allmänna valen 1988. sv. SCB.
  8. Web site: Allmänna valen 1991. sv. SCB.
  9. Web site: Allmänna valen 1994. sv. SCB.
  10. Web site: Allmänna valen 1998. sv. SCB.
  11. Web site: Kungsör - summering. sv. Valmyndigheten.
  12. Web site: Kungsör - Allmänna val 17 september 2006. sv. Valmyndigheten.
  13. Web site: Kungsör - Röster Val 2010. sv. Valmyndigheten.
  14. Web site: Kungsör - Röster Val 2014. sv. Valmyndigheten.
  15. Web site: Kungsör - Röster Val 2018. sv. Valmyndigheten.