Ovanåker Municipality

Ovanåker Municipality (Ovanåkers kommun) is a municipality in Gävleborg County, east central Sweden. The municipal seat is located in Edsbyn.

Ovanåker Municipality
Ovanåkers kommun
Municipality
Coat of arms of Ovanåker Municipality
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 61°23′N 15°49′E
CountrySweden
CountyGävleborg County
SeatEdsbyn
Area
[1]
 • Total2,016.98 km2 (778.76 sq mi)
 • Land1,873.31 km2 (723.29 sq mi)
 • Water143.67 km2 (55.47 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 (31 December 2023)[2]
 • Total11,525
 • Density5.7/km2 (15/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceHälsingland
Municipal code2121
Websitewww.ovanaker.se

The subdivision reform of 1952 saw the amalgamation of "old" Ovanåker with Voxna (both formed by the first local government acts of 1862). In 1977 Alfta (which 1974-1976 had been in Bollnäs Municipality) was added.

Localities
  • Alfta
  • Edsbyn (seat)
  • Knåda
  • Ovanåker
  • Roteberg
  • Runemo
  • Viksjöfors

Demographics

This is a demographic table based on Ovanåker 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 11,705 residents, including 9,015 Swedish citizens of voting age.[3] 47.5% voted for the left coalition and 51.7% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.

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 och befolkningsförändringar - Kvartal 4, 2023" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 22, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  3. "Valresultat 2022 för Ovanåker i riksdagsvalet" (in Swedish). SVT. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2024.


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