Hylte Municipality
Hylte kommun
Municipality
Hylte town hall
Hylte town hall
Coat of arms of Hylte Municipality
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 57°00′N 13°15′E / 57.000°N 13.250°E / 57.000; 13.250
CountrySweden
CountyHalland County
SeatHyltebruk
Area
[1]
 • Total1,046.59 km2 (404.09 sq mi)
 • Land946.08 km2 (365.28 sq mi)
 • Water100.51 km2 (38.81 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 (31 December 2021)[2]
 • Total10,619
 • Density10/km2 (26/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceHalland and Småland
Municipal code1315
Websitewww.hylte.se

Hylte Municipality (Hylte kommun) is the only inland municipality of Halland County in southwest Sweden. The industrial town Hyltebruk is the seat of the municipality.

The first Hylte Municipality was created in 1952 through the amalgamation of three minor units in Jönköping County. In 1974 further amalgamations took place and the county boundary was redrawn.

Geography

The municipality straddles the boundary of two historic provinces, Halland and Småland.

Localities

There are 6 urban areas (also called a Tätort or locality) in Hylte Municipality.

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

#LocalityPopulation
1Hyltebruk3,742
2Torup1,239
3Unnaryd760
4Rydöbruk385
5Landeryd372
6Kinnared297

Demographics

This is a demographic table based on Hylte Municipality's electoral districts in the 2022 Swedish general election sourced from SVT's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official statistics.[3]

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 10,590 residents, including 7,442 Swedish citizens of voting age.[3] 44.1 % voted for the left coalition and 55.0 % for the right coalition.

References

  1. ↑ "Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 2014-01-01. Archived from the original (Microsoft Excel) on 2016-09-27. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
  2. ↑ "Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 31 december 2021" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 22, 2022. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 "Valresultat 2022 för Hylte i riksdagsvalet" (in Swedish). SVT. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
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