Uppsala County Explained

Official Name:Uppsala County
Settlement Type:County of Sweden
Flag Size:100px
Blank Emblem Type: 
Blank Emblem Size:150px
Image Map1:Sweden Uppsala location map.svg
Map Caption1:Location map of Uppsala County in Sweden
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Sweden
Established Title:Formed
Established Date:1634
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Uppsala
Parts Type:Municipalities
Parts:8
P1:Älvkarleby
P2:Enköping
P3:Håbo
P4:Heby
P5:Knivsta
P6:Östhammar
P7:Tierp
P8:Uppsala
Leader Title:Governor
Leader Name:Stefan Attefall
Leader Title1:Council
Area Total Km2:8207.2
Population As Of:September 30, 2023
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:404,589
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:GDP
Demographics1 Footnotes:[2]
Demographics1 Title1:Total
Demographics1 Info1:SEK 142 billion
€15.193 billion (2015)
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+1
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+2
Iso Code:SE-C
Blank Name Sec2:NUTS Region

Uppsala County (Swedish: Uppsala län) is a county or län on the eastern coast of Sweden, whose capital is the city of Uppsala. It borders the counties of Dalarna, Stockholm, Södermanland, Västmanland, Gävleborg, and the Baltic Sea.

Province

The northern parts of the province of Uppland encompasses Uppsala County.

Administration

The main aim of the County Administrative Board is to fulfill the goals set in national politics by the Riksdag and the Government, to coordinate the interests of the county, promote its development, establish regional goals and safeguard the due process of law in the handling of each case. The County Administrative Board is a Government Agency headed by a Governor. See List of Uppsala Governors.

Politics

County Council

The County Council of Uppsala or Region Uppsala (previously Landstinget i Uppsala län), which is appointed by the electorate of the county, is primarily responsible for health care and public transportation.

The most recent county elections include:

General elections

The table details all Riksdag election (general election) results of Uppsala County since the unicameral era began in 1970. The blocs denote which party would support the Prime Minister or the lead opposition party towards the end of the elected parliament.

YearTurnoutVotesVSMPCLKDMSDNyDLeftRight
1970[3] 87.7131,2823.245.822.514.71.810.849.447.9
1973[4] 90.3139,8745.543.026.99.51.512.948.449.3
1976[5] 91.3149,3255.442.225.111.31.214.347.650.6
1979[6] 90.7153,8666.642.319.910.71.118.848.949.3
1982[7] 91.7160,0736.144.62.016.96.31.522.350.745.5
1985[8] 90.2162,9795.643.31.712.715.420.548.948.6
1988[9] 86.3160,6756.240.85.712.313.62.018.452.744.3
1991[10] 87.0167,2834.535.34.39.011.25.822.07.539.848.1
1994[11] 87.4176,4945.942.86.17.99.03.822.41.254.843.0
1998[12] 81.9170,09610.934.45.75.86.210.723.851.046.5
2002[13] 80.8176,4028.137.45.76.815.68.915.01.451.346.3
2006[14] 82.9196,3895.730.96.39.99.16.626.52.342.952.1
2010[15] 85.8215,0305.527.48.88.37.95.730.14.741.752.0
2014[16] 87.4228,3516.328.98.46.96.24.722.410.543.540.6
2018[17] 88.9241,4898.727.05.69.26.26.919.015.450.547.5
2022[18] 86.0251,3017.929.16.77.35.05.918.318.251.047.4

Municipalities

Heraldry

The County of Uppsala inherited its coat of arms from the province of Uppland. When it is shown with a royal crown it represents the County Administrative Board.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 31 december 2023 och befolkningsförändringar 2023 . . 31 December 2023 . 2 June 2024.
  2. http://stats.oecd.org/ Regions and Cities > Regional Statistics > Regional Economy > Regional GDP per Capita
  3. Web site: Riksdagsvalet 1970. SCB. 21 September 2021.
  4. Web site: Riksdagsvalet 1973. SCB. sv. 14 September 2021.
  5. Web site: Riksdagsvalet 1976. SCB. sv. 14 September 2021.
  6. Web site: Riksdagsvalet 1979. SCB. sv. 14 September 2021.
  7. Web site: Riksdagsvalet 1982. SCB. sv. 14 September 2021.
  8. Web site: Riksdagsvalet 1985. SCB. sv. 14 September 2021.
  9. Web site: Riksdagsvalet 1988. SCB. sv. 14 September 2021.
  10. Web site: Riksdagsvalet 1991. SCB. sv. 14 September 2021.
  11. Web site: Riksdagsvalet 1994. SCB. sv. 14 September 2021.
  12. Web site: Riksdagsvalet 1998. SCB. sv. 14 September 2021.
  13. Web site: Valresultat Riksdag 2002. Valmyndigheten. sv. 14 September 2021. 7 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210907132650/https://data.val.se/val/val_02/slutresultat/00R/00.html. dead.
  14. Web site: Allmänna val 17 september 2006. Valmyndigheten. sv. 14 September 2021. 28 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210928124857/https://data.val.se/val/val2006/slutlig/R/rike/roster.html. dead.
  15. Web site: Röster - Val 2010. Valmyndigheten. sv. 14 September 2021. 28 August 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180828203233/https://data.val.se/val/val2018/slutresultat/R/rike/index.html. dead.
  16. Web site: Röster - Val 2014. Valmyndigheten. sv. 14 September 2021. 11 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201111211028/https://data.val.se/val/val2014/slutresultat/R/rike/index.html. dead.
  17. Web site: Röster - Val 2018. Valmyndigheten. sv. 14 September 2021. 28 August 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180828203233/https://data.val.se/val/val2018/slutresultat/R/rike/index.html. dead.
  18. Web site: Valpresentation . 2023-01-26 . resultat.val.se . sv.