Uddevalla Municipality
Uddevalla Municipality (Swedish: Uddevalla kommun) is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Uddevalla.
Uddevalla Municipality
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| Coordinates: 58°21′N 11°55′E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| County | Västra Götaland County |
| Seat | Uddevalla |
| Area | |
| • Total | 733.03 km2 (283.02 sq mi) |
| • Land | 637.69 km2 (246.21 sq mi) |
| • Water | 95.34 km2 (36.81 sq mi) |
| Area as of 1 January 2014. | |
| Population (31 December 2023)[2] | |
| • Total | 57,045 |
| • Density | 78/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | SE |
| Province | Bohuslän |
| Municipal code | 1485 |
| Website | www.uddevalla.se |
The present municipality was created in 1971 when the City of Uddevalla (which had absorbed the rural municipality Bäve in 1945) was amalgamated with the surrounding municipalities Forshälla, Lane-Ryr, Ljungskile, Skredsvik and parts of Skaftö.
Localities
- Ammenäs
- Fagerhult
- Herrestad
- Hogstorp
- Ljungskile
- Sunningen
- Uddevalla (seat)
Demographics
This is a demographic table based on Uddevalla 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 57,031 residents, including 43,062 Swedish citizens of voting age.[3] 45.7% voted for the left coalition and 52.3% for the right coalition.
| Location | Residents | Citizen adults |
Left vote | Right vote | Employed | Swedish parents |
Foreign heritage |
Income SEK |
Degree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | ||||||||
| Ammenäs-Sund | 1,871 | 1,402 | 34.4 | 64.9 | 89 | 91 | 9 | 33,368 | 53 |
| Berg-Simmersröd | 1,620 | 1,217 | 45.5 | 52.7 | 84 | 90 | 10 | 27,348 | 60 |
| Bleket-S Dalaberg | 1,838 | 1,339 | 56.8 | 40.3 | 81 | 61 | 39 | 24,846 | 37 |
| Bokenäs-Dragsmark | 1,572 | 1,252 | 43.3 | 55.7 | 86 | 92 | 8 | 27,543 | 40 |
| Boxhult-N Unnaröd | 1,807 | 1,373 | 54.1 | 44.7 | 78 | 70 | 30 | 24,075 | 41 |
| Dalaberg-N Hovhult | 1,819 | 917 | 63.9 | 17.6 | 46 | 16 | 84 | 10,604 | 20 |
| Dramsvik-Forshälla | 1,630 | 1,255 | 38.2 | 61.0 | 88 | 93 | 7 | 30,000 | 41 |
| Fasseröd | 1,541 | 1,182 | 48.5 | 51.0 | 87 | 77 | 23 | 28,581 | 44 |
| Hedegärde-Vännerberg | 1,928 | 1,378 | 48.4 | 49.1 | 77 | 76 | 24 | 24,936 | 39 |
| Helenedal-N Uddevalla | 1,733 | 1,214 | 58.4 | 38.6 | 73 | 57 | 43 | 23,865 | 37 |
| Hovhult | 1,707 | 1,152 | 54.7 | 38.0 | 65 | 47 | 53 | 18,997 | 28 |
| Håljuteberget | 1,597 | 1,354 | 49.6 | 48.7 | 73 | 76 | 24 | 23,104 | 38 |
| Hälle-Skafteröd | 1,570 | 1,191 | 47.8 | 50.2 | 87 | 88 | 12 | 27,048 | 61 |
| Högås-Sundsandvik | 1,660 | 1,267 | 41.7 | 57.6 | 89 | 90 | 10 | 28,927 | 39 |
| Hönseberget | 1,622 | 1,295 | 46.9 | 50.7 | 71 | 72 | 28 | 21,374 | 33 |
| Kampenhof-Strömstadsv. | 1,310 | 1,125 | 47.4 | 50.6 | 75 | 69 | 31 | 23,292 | 31 |
| Kapelle | 1,887 | 1,484 | 45.5 | 53.2 | 83 | 87 | 13 | 27,938 | 44 |
| Karlsruhe-Elseberg | 1,639 | 1,235 | 47.0 | 50.7 | 76 | 73 | 27 | 24,716 | 37 |
| Kissleberg-Smedseröd | 1,776 | 1,290 | 43.0 | 56.6 | 87 | 87 | 13 | 28,903 | 43 |
| Kurveröd | 1,390 | 1,034 | 45.5 | 53.6 | 86 | 91 | 9 | 30,069 | 48 |
| Källdal-Misteröd | 2,154 | 1,558 | 37.7 | 61.6 | 89 | 89 | 11 | 32,633 | 51 |
| Lane-Ryr | 1,601 | 1,218 | 34.3 | 64.8 | 88 | 94 | 6 | 28,722 | 30 |
| Lyckorna-Grinneröd | 1,939 | 1,523 | 35.6 | 63.0 | 85 | 92 | 8 | 29,729 | 51 |
| Ridhuset-Folkets park | 1,644 | 1,452 | 49.3 | 49.9 | 79 | 81 | 19 | 22,754 | 35 |
| Skogslyckan | 1,600 | 1,105 | 51.2 | 44.2 | 61 | 54 | 46 | 17,028 | 26 |
| Skredsvik-Hogstorp | 1,709 | 1,285 | 37.9 | 61.0 | 87 | 89 | 11 | 28,700 | 34 |
| Stenbacken-Karlsberg | 1,577 | 1,247 | 41.5 | 57.1 | 78 | 80 | 20 | 24,614 | 39 |
| Tureborg-Vadbacken | 2,005 | 1,155 | 59.6 | 33.0 | 55 | 34 | 66 | 14,960 | 30 |
| Ulvesund-Resteröd | 1,682 | 1,279 | 48.1 | 50.1 | 83 | 87 | 13 | 27,697 | 52 |
| Unneröd-Ramneröd | 1,452 | 1,146 | 51.8 | 46.4 | 68 | 70 | 30 | 20,141 | 31 |
| Utby-Lanesund | 1,762 | 1,421 | 38.7 | 60.7 | 87 | 92 | 8 | 30,989 | 45 |
| Walkesborg-Bohusgården | 1,668 | 1,403 | 48.4 | 50.1 | 81 | 79 | 21 | 24,187 | 38 |
| Äsperöd-Ängebacken | 1,436 | 1,174 | 43.0 | 56.0 | 84 | 84 | 16 | 26,289 | 33 |
| Österberget | 1,285 | 1,140 | 45.7 | 53.0 | 84 | 85 | 15 | 26,342 | 41 |
| Source: SVT[3] | |||||||||
References
- "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.
- "Valresultat 2022 för Uddevalla i riksdagsvalet" (in Swedish). SVT. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
External links
Media related to Uddevalla Municipality at Wikimedia Commons- Uddevalla Municipality - Official site


