Sala Municipality
Sala kommun
Municipality
Sala Town Hall
Sala Town Hall
Coat of arms of Sala Municipality
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 59°55′N 16°36′E / 59.917°N 16.600°E / 59.917; 16.600
CountrySweden
CountyVästmanland County
SeatSala
Area
[1]
 • Total1,204.39 km2 (465.02 sq mi)
 • Land1,166.85 km2 (450.52 sq mi)
 • Water37.54 km2 (14.49 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 (31 December 2021)[2]
 • Total22,998
 • Density19/km2 (49/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceVästmanland and Uppland
Municipal code1981
Websitewww.sala.se

Sala Municipality (Swedish: Sala kommun) is a municipality in Västmanland County in central Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Sala.

The present municipality was created in 1971, when the City of Sala was amalgamated with the rural municipalities Möklinta and Tärna and a part of Västerfärnebo.

Localities

Demographics

This is a demographic table based on Sala 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 22,969 residents, including 17,496 Swedish citizens of voting age.[3] 46.1 % voted for the left coalition and 52.6 % for the right coalition.

See also

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 Sala i riksdagsvalet" (in Swedish). SVT. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
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