Västervik Municipality
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Västervik Municipality
Västerviks kommun | |
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Västervik Railway Station | |
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Country | Sweden |
County | Kalmar County |
Seat | Västervik |
Area | |
• Total | 3,596.85 km2 (1,388.75 sq mi) |
• Land | 1,874.43 km2 (723.72 sq mi) |
• Water | 1,722.42 km2 (665.03 sq mi) |
Area as of 1 January 2014. | |
Population (31 December 2023)[2] | |
• Total | 36,434 |
• Density | 10/km2 (26/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | SE |
Province | Småland |
Municipal code | 0883 |
Website | www.vastervik.se |
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Västervik Municipality (Swedish: Västerviks kommun) is a municipality in Kalmar County, south-eastern Sweden, with its seat in the city of Västervik.
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The present municipality was created in 1971, when the former City of Västervik was amalgamated with eight surrounding rural municipalities.
Localities
There are 11 urban areas (also called localities, Swedish: tätorter) in Västervik Municipality.
In the table the localities are listed according to the size of the population as of December 31, 2005. The municipal seat is in bold characters.
# | Locality | Population |
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1 | Västervik | 20,694 |
2 | Gamleby | 2,805 |
3 | Ankarsrum | 1,337 |
4 | Överum | 1,270 |
5 | Gunnebo | 989 |
6 | Piperskärr | 462 |
7 | Loftahammar | 432 |
8 | Hjorted | 338 |
9 | Edsbruk | 311 |
10 | Totebo | 256 |
11 | Almvik | 202 |
Government and politics
Distribution of the 57 seats in the municipal council after the 2010 election:
- Moderate Party 21
- Social Democratic Party 21
- Centre Party 4
- Green Party 2
- Liberal People's Party 2
- Left Party 2
- Sweden Democrats 2
- Socialisterna 1
- Kommunpartiet VDM 1
- Christian Democrats 1
Results of the 2010 Swedish general election in Västervik:
- Social Democratic Party 39.9%
- Moderate Party 25.8%
- Centre Party 7.3%
- Liberal People's Party 5.5%
- Green Party 5.4%
- Sweden Democrats 5.2%
- Left Party 5.1%
- Christian Democrats 4.7%
International relations
Twin towns — Sister cities
The municipality is twinned with:[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.
- ^ http://www.vastervik.se/templates/VVKommun_Page.aspx?id=2350
External links
- Västervik Municipality - Official site
- Västervik Tourism Official site - In Swedish, English and German
- (in Swedish) Article Västervik in Nordisk Familjebok
- Coat of arms