Sundsvall Municipality () is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
in
Västernorrland County
Västernorrland County () is a county ('' län'') in the north of Sweden. It is bordered by the counties of Gävleborg, Jämtland, Västerbotten and the Gulf of Bothnia.
The name ''Västernorrland'' means "Western Norrland", as it was in the ...
, northern Sweden, where the city
Sundsvall
Sundsvall () is a city and the seat of Sundsvall Municipality in Västernorrland County, Sweden. It has a population of 58,807 as of 2020; more than 95,000 live in the municipal area. It is Sweden's 21st largest city by population. Old town i ...
is the seat.
As most
municipalities of Sweden
The municipalities of Sweden () are its generally smaller but co-equal local government Legal entity, entities. There are 290 municipalities which are responsible for a large proportion of local services, including schools, emergency services a ...
, ''Sundsvalls kommun'' is a result of a series of amalgamations, carried out in 1952 and in the period 1965–1974. The number of original entities (existing in 1863) is thirteen.
Localities
Localities with more than 200 inhabitants include:
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Vi on
Alnön, 4737 (2000)
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Matfors, 3239 (2006)
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Johannedal, 2596 (2000)
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Kvissleby, 2535 (2000)
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Stockvik, 2153 (2000)
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Sundsbruk, 2080 (2000)
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Njurundabommen, 1959 (2006)
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Skottsund, 1011 (2000)
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Svartvik, 999 (2000)
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Dingersjö, 946 (2000)
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Ankarsvik, 830 (2000)
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Essvik, 810 (2000)
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Indal, 687 (2000)
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Fanbyn, 603 (2000)
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Stöde, 543 (2006)
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Vattjom, 499 (2006)
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Kovland, 449 (2000)
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Lucksta, 360 (2000)
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Tunadal, 360 (2000)
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Klingsta och Allsta, 313 (2000)
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Juniskär, 306 (2000)
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Nedansjö, 289 (2000)
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Liden, 280 (2000)
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Gustavsberg, 225 (2000)
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Hovid
Hovid is a locality situated in Sundsvall Municipality, Västernorrland County, Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norw ...
, 215 (2000)
Demographics
This is a demographic table based on Sundsvall Municipality's electoral districts in the
2022 Swedish general election
General elections were held in Sweden on 11 September 2022 to elect the 349 members of the Riksdag who in turn elected the Prime Minister of Sweden. Under the constitution, regional and municipal elections were also held on the same day. The pr ...
sourced from
SVT's election platform, in turn taken from
SCB official statistics.
In total there were 76,665 Swedish citizens of voting age resident in the municipality.
[ 53.6% voted for the left coalition and 45.3% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.
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Islands
* Alnön
* Brämön
International relations
[http://www.rst.sundsvall.se/download/18.12dc30da1188f9f6efc80001984/Sundsvalls+vänorter.pdf ]
Twin towns — Sister cities
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* Pori
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, Finland
* Porsgrunn, Norway
* Sønderborg
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* Konin
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, Poland
References
External links
Sundsvall
– Official site
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Sundsvall
Municipalities of Västernorrland County