Gullspång Municipality (Gullspångs kommun) is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the towns of Gullspång and Hova.
Gullspång Municipality
Gullspångs kommun | |
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 Coat of arms | |
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| Coordinates: 58°59′N 14°07′E / 58.983°N 14.117°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| County | Västra Götaland County |
| Seat | Gullspång and Hova |
| Area | |
• Total | 554.95 km2 (214.27 sq mi) |
| • Land | 312.89 km2 (120.81 sq mi) |
| • Water | 242.06 km2 (93.46 sq mi) |
| Area as of 1 January 2014. | |
| Population (31 December 2023)[2] | |
• Total | 5,119 |
| • Density | 9.2/km2 (24/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | SE |
| Province | Västergötland and Värmland |
| Municipal code | 1447 |
| Website | www.gullspang.se |
| Density is calculated using land area only. | |
The present municipality was formed through the amalgamation of the former entities of Amnehärad, Hova and part of Visnum. The name was taken from the locality Gullspång.
Geography
editGullspång Municipality borders to Mariestad Municipality and Töreboda Municipality in Västra Götaland County It also borders on Laxå Municipality in Örebro County to the east and on Kristinehamn Municipality in Värmland County to the north.
The southern part of the municipality contains the northern part of Swedish national park Tiveden.
Localities
editThe two main towns are Hova and Gullspång. The central administration is placed in Hova, thus constituting the municipal seat, but there are also offices in Gullspång. Because of the rivalry between Gullspång and Hova the municipality prefers to call them the "two main localities" ("huvudtätorter").
Demographics
editThis is a demographic table based on Gullspång 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 5,203 residents, including 4,029 Swedish citizens of voting age.[3] 47.3% voted for the left coalition and 50.9% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.
| Location | Residents | Citizen adults |
Left vote | Right vote | Employed | Swedish parents |
Foreign heritage |
Income SEK |
Degree |
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| Amnehärads N | 2,048 | 1,543 | 54.9 | 43.1 | 75 | 75 | 25 | 20,852 | 23 |
| Amnehärads S | 1,008 | 851 | 46.5 | 52.3 | 76 | 83 | 17 | 24,330 | 21 |
| Hova | 2,147 | 1,635 | 39.3 | 58.7 | 75 | 80 | 20 | 21,343 | 24 |
| Source: SVT[3] | |||||||||
Local churches
editReferences
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ "Folkmängd och befolkningsförändringar - Kvartal 4, 2023" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 22, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
- ^ a b c "Valresultat 2022 för Gullspång i riksdagsvalet" (in Swedish). SVT. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
External links
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Media related to Gullspång Municipality at Wikimedia Commons- Gullspång Municipality - Official site
