Arvika Municipality
Arvika kommun
Municipality
Arvika Town Hall
Arvika Town Hall
Coat of arms of Arvika Municipality
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 59°39′N 12°35′E / 59.650°N 12.583°E / 59.650; 12.583
CountrySweden
CountyVärmland County
SeatArvika
Area
[1]
 • Total1,956.13 km2 (755.27 sq mi)
 • Land1,649.06 km2 (636.71 sq mi)
 • Water307.07 km2 (118.56 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 (31 December 2021)[2]
 • Total25,854
 • Density13/km2 (34/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceVärmland
Municipal code1784
Websitewww.arvika.se

Arvika Municipality (Arvika kommun) is a municipality in Värmland County in west central Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Arvika.

The present municipality was created in 1971 when the former City of Arvika was amalgamated with five rural municipalities of Glava, Gunnarskog, Älgå, Brunskog and Stavnäs.

Arvika is most known for the annual Arvika Festival that attracts international artists.

Localities

Demographics

This is a demographic table based on Arvika 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 25,838 residents, including 19,885 Swedish citizens of voting age.[3] 50.5 % voted for the left coalition and 48.6 % for the right coalition.

Notable natives

Politics

Result of the 2018 municipality election (loss or gain from 2014 elections):[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 1 January 2014. Archived from the original (Microsoft Excel) on 27 September 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
  2. ↑ "Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 31 december 2021" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 22 February 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 "Valresultat 2022 för Arvika i riksdagsvalet" (in Swedish). SVT. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  4. ↑ "Valresultat – Arvika – Kommunval 2018". Valmyndigheten.
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