Knivsta Municipality
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| Knivsta Municipality Knivsta kommun |
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| Country | Sweden | ||
| County | Uppsala County | ||
| Seat | Knivsta | ||
| Area[1] | |||
| • Total | 296.94 km2 (114.65 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 283.46 km2 (109.44 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 13.48 km2 (5.20 sq mi) | ||
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| Population (June 30, 2010)[2] | |||
| • Total | 14,634 | ||
| • Density | 49/km2 (130/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| ISO 3166 code | SE | ||
| Province | Uppland | ||
| Municipal code | 0330 | ||
| Website | www.knivsta.se | ||
Knivsta Municipality (Knivsta kommun) is a municipality in Uppsala County in east central Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Knivsta, with some 7,100 inhabitants.
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[edit] History
Until 1971 Knivsta was a municipality in Stockholm County, when it was merged into Uppsala Municipality and subsequently belonged to Uppsala County. On January 1, 2003 Knivsta was separated from Uppsala to once again form a separate municipality, located in Uppsala County.
The coat of arms symbolises the Stones of Mora where the Swedish Kings were elected in ancient times.
[edit] Localities
[edit] Government and politics
Distribution of the 31 seats in the municipal council after the 2010 election:
- Moderate Party 9
- Social Democratic Party 6
- Knivsta.Nu 5
- Liberal People's Party 3
- Centre Party 3
- Green Party 2
- Christian Democrats 1
- Left Party 1
- Sweden Democrats 1
Results of the Swedish general election, 2010 in Knivsta:
- Moderate Party 38.2%
- Social Democratic Party 19.2%
- Liberal People's Party 9.5%
- Centre Party 9.2%
- Green Party 7.4%
- Christian Democrats 7.1%
- Sweden Democrats 4.4%
- Left Party 3.5%
[edit] References
- ^ "Statistiska centralbyrån den 1 januari 2010" (in Swedish) (Microsoft Excel). Statistics Sweden. http://www.scb.se/Statistik/MI/MI0802/2010A01/mi0802tab3_2010.xls. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
- ^ "SCB, Befolkningsstatistik 30 juni 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. http://www.scb.se/Pages/TableAndChart____244147.aspx. Retrieved 2010-08-19.
[edit] External links
- Knivsta Municipality - Official site
- Knivsta map
- Knivstabo.se - A webportal for citizens of Knivsta
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