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(Redirected from Vaestervik) Municipality in Kalmar County, Sweden
Västervik Municipality Västerviks kommun
Municipality
Västervik Railway StationVästervik Railway Station
Coat of arms of Västervik MunicipalityCoat of arms
Coordinates: 57°45′N 16°38′E / 57.750°N 16.633°E / 57.750; 16.633
CountrySweden
CountyKalmar County
SeatVästervik
Area
 • Total3,596.85 km (1,388.75 sq mi)
 • Land1,874.43 km (723.72 sq mi)
 • Water1,722.42 km (665.03 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 • Total36,434
 • Density10/km (26/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceSmåland
Municipal code0883
Websitewww.vastervik.se

Västervik Municipality (Swedish: Västerviks kommun) is a municipality in Kalmar County, south-eastern Sweden, with its seat in the city of Västervik.

The present municipality was created in 1971, when the former City of Västervik was amalgamated with eight surrounding rural municipalities.

Localities

The municipalities of Västervik and (partially) Valdemarsvik belong to the Tjust region with an extensive coastal archipelago.

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
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

Demographics

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

In total there were including 36,704 residents, including 29,293 Swedish citizens of voting age. 48.2 % voted for the left coalition and 50.3 % for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.

Location Residents Citizen
adults 		Left vote Right vote Employed Swedish
parents 		Foreign
heritage 		Income
SEK 		Degree
% %
Blackstad-Odensvi 1,283 1,034 42.6 56.2 85 94 6 22,940 29
Brevik 1,556 1,225 50.5 48.6 83 89 11 26,246 44
Centrum 1,783 1,663 45.4 53.8 82 88 12 24,957 44
Djurgården-Törnfall 1,833 1,410 41.2 57.5 85 91 9 28,806 50
Gamleby 1 1,927 1,500 46.8 51.2 74 83 17 19,342 26
Gamleby 2-Lofta 1,838 1,436 42.8 54.9 79 88 12 22,614 29
Gladhammar-Västrum 1,668 1,269 47.8 50.0 76 81 19 21,799 30
Hallingeberg S 1,343 1,034 52.4 46.3 76 83 17 20,985 25
Hjorted 1,319 1,030 51.9 46.7 80 88 12 21,744 29
Jenny-Kvännaren 1,772 1,316 43.9 54.8 89 91 9 27,758 40
Johannesdal 2,093 1,627 55.0 43.1 78 78 22 23,689 33
Karstorp 1,705 1,360 56.2 41.3 70 72 28 19,105 25
Loftahammar 749 661 44.2 54.9 80 92 8 21,613 33
Ludvigsdal-Hornslandet 1,930 1,512 48.3 50.5 87 90 10 27,169 40
Marieborg 1,505 1,231 50.4 48.0 81 87 13 23,619 42
Peru 1,255 1,011 48.7 49.1 80 84 16 23,671 35
Piperskärr-Gränsö 1,817 1,497 37.4 61.7 84 92 8 30,637 51
Skogshaga 2,077 1,588 56.7 42.3 78 82 18 23,743 33
Södermalm 1,482 1,145 56.7 40.8 69 69 31 19,179 31
Ukna-Västra Ed 1,254 1,040 45.5 52.8 77 92 8 19,602 31
Västralund-Stenhagen 1,603 1,322 47.5 51.1 85 93 7 26,526 42
Östermalm 1,487 1,231 54.0 45.1 80 85 15 23,661 37
Överum 1,425 1,151 47.5 50.3 74 86 14 19,920 19
Source: SVT

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Sweden

Twin towns — Sister cities

The municipality is twinned with:

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 Västervik i riksdagsvalet" (in Swedish). SVT. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  4. "404 trasig länk - Västerviks kommun". {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)

External links

Places adjacent to Västervik Municipality
Åtvidaberg (Östergötland), Valdemarsvik (Östergötland)
Kinda (Östergötland)
Vimmerby		 Västervik Baltic Sea
Oskarshamn
Municipalities and seats of Kalmar County
Municipalities Coat of arms of Kalmar County
Municipal seats
Localities in Västervik Municipality, Kalmar County, Sweden
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