Sunne Municipality
Sunne kommun
Municipality
Sunne church in Värmland, Sweden
Sunne church in Värmland, Sweden
Coat of arms of Sunne Municipality
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 59°50′N 13°08′E / 59.833°N 13.133°E / 59.833; 13.133
CountrySweden
CountyVärmland County
SeatSunne
Area
[1]
 • Total1,448.25 km2 (559.17 sq mi)
 • Land1,288.11 km2 (497.34 sq mi)
 • Water160.14 km2 (61.83 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 (31 December 2021)[2]
 • Total13,355
 • Density9.2/km2 (24/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceVärmland
Municipal code1766
Websitewww.sunne.se

Sunne Municipality (Swedish: Sunne kommun) is a municipality in Värmland County in west central Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Sunne.

The present municipality was created in 1971 when the market town (köping) Sunne (instituted in 1920) was amalgamated with Gräsmark and Lysvik.

Localities

Karlstad, which has an international airport, is the nearest large city.

Demographics

This is a demographic table based on Sunne 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 13,352 inhabitants, with 10,393 Swedish citizens of voting age.[3] 44.0 % voted for the left coalition and 54.8 % 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 Sunne i riksdagsvalet" (in Swedish). SVT. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
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