Västervik Municipality
Västerviks kommun
Municipality
Västervik Railway Station
Västervik Railway Station
Coat of arms of Västervik Municipality
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 57°45′N 16°38′E / 57.750°N 16.633°E / 57.750; 16.633
CountrySweden
CountyKalmar County
SeatVästervik
Area
[1]
 • Total3,596.85 km2 (1,388.75 sq mi)
 • Land1,874.43 km2 (723.72 sq mi)
 • Water1,722.42 km2 (665.03 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 (31 December 2021)[2]
 • Total36,747
 • Density10/km2 (26/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceSmåland
Municipal code0883
Websitewww.vastervik.se

Västervik Municipality (Swedish: Västerviks kommun) is a municipality in Kalmar County, south-eastern Sweden, with its seat in the city of Västervik.

The present municipality was created in 1971, when the former City of Västervik was amalgamated with eight surrounding rural municipalities.

Localities

The municipalities of Västervik and (partially) Valdemarsvik belong to the Tjust region with an extensive coastal archipelago.

There are 11 urban areas (also called localities, Swedish: tätorter) in Västervik 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
1Västervik20,694
2Gamleby2,805
3Ankarsrum1,337
4Överum1,270
5Gunnebo989
6Piperskärr462
7Loftahammar432
8Hjorted338
9Edsbruk311
10Totebo256
11Almvik202

Demographics

This is a demographic table based on Västervik 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 including 36,704 residents, including 29,293 Swedish citizens of voting age.[3] 48.2 % voted for the left coalition and 50.3 % for the right coalition.

International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities

The municipality is twinned with:[4]

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 Västervik i riksdagsvalet" (in Swedish). SVT. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  4. ↑ "404 trasig länk - Västerviks kommun". {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
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