Sunne Municipality

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

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
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 2023)[2]
 • Total13,366
 • Density9.2/km2 (24/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceVärmland
Municipal code1766
Websitewww.sunne.se

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

Localities
  • Lysvik
  • Mårbacka
  • Rottneros
  • Sunne (seat)
  • Uddheden
  • Västra Ämtervik

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]

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. 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 Sunne i riksdagsvalet" (in Swedish). SVT. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
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