Timrå Municipality

Timrå Municipality (Timrå kommun) is a municipality in Västernorrland County, Sweden. The town of Timrå is the municipal seat.

Timrå Municipality
Timrå kommun
Municipality
Tourist information fish at Björkängen, Ljustorp
Tourist information fish at Björkängen, Ljustorp
Coat of arms of Timrå Municipality
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 62°30′N 17°20′E
CountrySweden
CountyVästernorrland County
SeatTimrå
Area
[1]
 • Total1,234.17 km2 (476.52 sq mi)
 • Land783.3 km2 (302.4 sq mi)
 • Water450.87 km2 (174.08 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 (31 December 2023)[2]
 • Total17,540
 • Density14/km2 (37/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceMedelpad
Municipal code2262

The rural municipality Timrå was made a market town (köping) in 1947. The present municipality was created in 1971 when Timrå was amalgamated with Hässjö.

Geography

Timrå is located in a terrain of forest and hills. Traditionally the industry has been dominated by forestry. The timber was transported through the rivers and streams to their destination, most often to sawmills. In tribute to this, the city arms depicts trees and water.

Localities
  • Bergeforsen
  • Stavreviken
  • Söråker
  • Sörberge
  • Timrå (seat)

Demographics

This is a demographic table based on Timrå 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 17,904 residents, including 13,943 Swedish citizens of voting age.[3] 53.2% voted for the left coalition and 45.9% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.

Notable citizens
  • Lennart Svedberg (1944-1972), ice hockey player
  • Magdalena Forsberg (1967), cross country skier, biathlete
  • Henrik Flyman, guitarist, composer, producer
  • Henrik Forsberg (1967), cross country skier

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 Timrå i riksdagsvalet" (in Swedish). SVT. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
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