Ovanåker Municipality
Ovanåkers kommun
Municipality
Coat of arms of Ovanåker Municipality
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 61°23′N 15°49′E / 61.383°N 15.817°E / 61.383; 15.817
CountrySweden
CountyGävleborg County
SeatEdsbyn
Area
[1]
 • Total2,016.98 km2 (778.76 sq mi)
 • Land1,873.31 km2 (723.29 sq mi)
 • Water143.67 km2 (55.47 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 (31 December 2021)[2]
 • Total11,711
 • Density5.8/km2 (15/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceHälsingland
Municipal code2121
Websitewww.ovanaker.se

Ovanåker Municipality (Ovanåkers kommun) is a municipality in Gävleborg County, east central Sweden. The municipal seat is located in Edsbyn.

The subdivision reform of 1952 saw the amalgamation of "old" Ovanåker with Voxna (both formed by the first local government acts of 1862). In 1977 Alfta (which 1974-1976 had been in Bollnäs Municipality) was added.

Localities

Demographics

This is a demographic table based on Ovanåker Municipality's electoral districts in the 2022 Swedish general election sourced from SVT's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official statistics.[3]

Residents include everyone registered as living in the district, regardless of age or citizenship status. Valid voters indicate Swedish citizens above the age of 18 who therefore can vote in general elections. Left vote and right vote indicate the result between the two major blocs in said district in the 2022 general election. Employment indicates the share of people between the ages of 20 and 64 who are working taxpayers. Foreign background is defined as residents either born abroad or with two parents born outside of Sweden. Median income is the received monthly income through either employment, capital gains or social grants for the median adult above 20, also including pensioners in Swedish kronor. The section about college graduates indicates any degree accumulated after high school.

In total there were 11,705 residents, including 9,015 Swedish citizens of voting age.[3] 47.5 % voted for the left coalition and 51.7 % for the right coalition.

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 i riket, län och kommuner 31 december 2021" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 22, 2022. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 "Valresultat 2022 för Ovanåker i riksdagsvalet" (in Swedish). SVT. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2024.


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