Lerum Municipality
Lerums kommun
Municipality
Lerum Railway Station
Lerum Railway Station
Coat of arms of Lerum Municipality
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 57°46′N 12°18′E / 57.767°N 12.300°E / 57.767; 12.300
CountrySweden
CountyVästra Götaland County
SeatLerum
Area
[1]
 • Total308.38 km2 (119.07 sq mi)
 • Land258.61 km2 (99.85 sq mi)
 • Water49.77 km2 (19.22 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 (31 December 2021)[2]
 • Total43,399
 • Density140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceVästergötland
Municipal code1441
Websitewww.lerum.se
Density is calculated using land area only.

Lerum Municipality (Lerums kommun) is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden, situated just east of Gothenburg. Its seat is located in the town of Lerum.

In 1969 the municipality got its present size when "old" Lerum was amalgamated with Skallsjö and Stora Lundby.

In 2007, Lerum Municipality launched a new logotype to be used instead of its official municipal coat of arms which features the head of an ox and three oak leaves.[3] Municipal officials and PR staff felt the coat "outdated". Although no longer used, the coat of arms still has official status. The new logotype features a multi-coloured weaving pattern.

Localities

Demographics

This is a demographic table based on Lerum Municipality's electoral districts in the 2022 Swedish general election sourced from SVT's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official statistics.[4]

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 43,372 residents, including 31,378 Swedish citizens of voting age.[4] 45.1 % voted for the left coalition and 54.0 % 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. ↑ Lerum Municipality: Lerums logotyp Archived 2010-08-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed on February 16, 2009 (in Swedish)
  4. 1 2 3 "Valresultat 2022 för Lerum i riksdagsvalet" (in Swedish). SVT. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
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