Kungsör Municipality (Kungsörs kommun) is a municipality in Västmanland County in central Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Kungsör.

Kungsör Municipality
Kungsörs kommun
Kungsörs town hall
Kungsörs town hall
Coat of arms of Kungsör Municipality
Coordinates: 59°25′N 16°05′E / 59.417°N 16.083°E / 59.417; 16.083
CountrySweden
CountyVästmanland County
SeatKungsör
Area
 • Total
227.13 km2 (87.70 sq mi)
 • Land202.65 km2 (78.24 sq mi)
 • Water24.48 km2 (9.45 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 (31 December 2023)[2]
 • Total
8,643
 • Density38/km2 (99/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceSödermanland and Västmanland
Municipal code1960
Websitewww.kungsor.se

The present municipality was formed in 1971 when Kungsör and Kung Karl (from which Kungsör had been detached as a market town (köping) in 1907) were amalgamated

Kungsör is located at the western end of lake Mälaren. The landscape is open, dominated by fields and meadows.

Localities

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Historically, the town grew around the Royal Mansion that King Gustav Vasa had built in the 16th century. Parts of the mansion are still preserved and open for visits. It is located on a cape into the Mälaren.

Demographics

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

In total there were 8,777 residents, including 6,521 Swedish citizens of voting age.[3] 44.1% voted for the left coalition and 54.8% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.

Riksdag elections

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Year % Votes V S MP C L KD M SD NyD Left Right
1973[4] 92.6 4,931 5.6 49.7 24.9 10.5 1.1 7.9 55.2 43.3
1976[5] 93.2 5,325 4.4 47.1 25.9 12.2 1.0 9.1 51.5 47.2
1979[6] 92.9 5,441 4.7 49.0 19.5 10.9 1.2 14.4 53.7 44.8
1982[7] 93.7 5,555 5.3 50.1 1.8 17.0 6.9 1.3 17.5 55.4 41.4
1985[8] 91.0 5,474 5.0 49.5 2.2 13.3 13.2 16.4 54.5 42.9
1988[9] 87.5 5,247 5.7 48.5 5.9 13.0 12.1 1.9 12.3 60.1 37.3
1991[10] 87.2 5,370 4.3 43.2 3.7 9.5 9.9 5.5 16.8 7.0 47.5 41.6
1994[11] 87.3 5,377 7.2 49.0 5.4 8.9 6.0 2.8 18.2 0.9 61.6 35.9
1998[12] 81.9 4,892 13.6 39.7 4.4 7.2 3.9 10.7 19.0 57.8 40.7
2002[13] 80.2 4,820 8.3 45.3 3.6 8.9 11.7 8.5 12.2 0.5 57.2 41.2
2006[14] 81.1 4,963 5.8 38.8 3.7 10.9 5.6 5.0 23.4 3.2 48.2 46.0
2010[15] 84.8 5,206 5.7 35.3 5.0 6.9 7.0 4.8 27.3 7.1 46.0 45.9
2014[16] 86.2 5,332 5.0 36.3 3.6 7.2 4.9 4.4 18.7 17.5 45.0 35.2
2018[17] 88.3 5,370 5.9 31.4 2.1 8.6 4.4 5.6 16.7 23.9 47.9 50.6

Sister city

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References

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  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 och befolkningsförändringar - Kvartal 4, 2023" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 22, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c "Valresultat 2022 för Kungsör i riksdagsvalet" (in Swedish). SVT. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Allmänna valen 1973" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
  5. ^ "Allmänna valen 1976" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
  6. ^ "Allmänna valen 1979" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
  7. ^ "Allmänna valen 1982" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
  8. ^ "Allmänna valen 1985" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
  9. ^ "Allmänna valen 1988" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
  10. ^ "Allmänna valen 1991" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
  11. ^ "Allmänna valen 1994" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
  12. ^ "Allmänna valen 1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
  13. ^ "Kungsör - summering" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten.
  14. ^ "Kungsör - Allmänna val 17 september 2006" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten.
  15. ^ "Kungsör - Röster Val 2010" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten.
  16. ^ "Kungsör - Röster Val 2014" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten.
  17. ^ "Kungsör - Röster Val 2018" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten.
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