Markaryd Municipality Explained

Markaryd Municipality
Native Name:Markaryds kommun
Native Name Lang:sv
Settlement Type:Municipality
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Sweden
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1:Kronoberg County
Seat Type:Seat
Seat:Markaryd
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:Småland
Blank1 Name Sec1:Municipal code
Blank1 Info Sec1:0767
Iso Code:SE
Website:www.markaryd.se

Markaryd Municipality (Markaryds kommun) is a municipality in south-west Kronoberg County in southern Sweden, where the town Markaryd is seat.

In 1916 a part of the rural municipality of Markaryd was detached from it, forming a market town (köping) with the same name. The two entities were reunited in 1960. The present municipality was created in 1971, when Traryd and Markaryd were amalgamated.

Geography

The nature is mainly dominated by forests, as usually in Småland, but there are also significant agricultural areas. Stretching from the northern to the southern parts is the river Lagan, making up the foundation of the water system with opportunities for fishing, canoeing and camping. There are also specific areas created for walks in forest and wildlife nature, and just east of the town Markaryd is a possibility for moose safari, arranged by Smalandet.

The European route E4 motorway goes just by the town of Markaryd and also the other town Strömsnäsbruk.

Localities

There are 4 urban areas (also called a tätort or locality) in Markaryd Municipality.

In the table the localities are listed according to the size of the population as of 31 December 2005. The municipal seat is in bold characters.

Locality Population
1 Markaryd 3,826
2 2,006
3 687
4 609

Demographics

This is a demographic table based on Markaryd 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 10,310 residents, including 7,356 Swedish citizens of voting age.[1] 35.7% voted for the left coalition and 62.7% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.

Location
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Markaryd V2,0351,39437.260.578633722,77625
Markaryd Ö2,0361,59137.062.083782224,24126
Strömnäsbruk2,6311,68939.058.766554520,14623
Timsfors-Råstorp2,2341,70732.366.783831724,13027
Traryd-Hinneryd1,37497531.766.777732721,88526
Source: SVT

References

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Valresultat 2022 för Markaryd i riksdagsvalet. SVT. sv. 11 September 2022. 25 January 2024.