Kinda Municipality
Kinda kommun
Municipality
Coat of arms of Kinda Municipality
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 57°59′N 15°37′E / 57.983°N 15.617°E / 57.983; 15.617
CountrySweden
CountyÖstergötland County
SeatKisa
Area
[1]
 • Total1,301.96 km2 (502.69 sq mi)
 • Land1,129.47 km2 (436.09 sq mi)
 • Water172.49 km2 (66.60 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 (31 December 2021)[2]
 • Total10,048
 • Density7.7/km2 (20/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceÖstergötland
Municipal code0513
Websitewww.kinda.se

Kinda Municipality (Kinda kommun) is a municipality in Östergötland County, southeast Sweden. The municipal seat is located in the town Kisa, with some 4,000 inhabitants.

The present municipality was created in 1974 through the amalgamation of three municipalities called Norra Kinda, Södra Kinda and Västra Kinda (North, South and West Kinda respectively), which had been formed in 1952 from the nine original entities. The name was taken from the old Kinda Hundred.

Localities

Demographics

This is a demographic table based on Kinda 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 10,040 residents, including 7,765 Swedish citizens of voting age.[3] 46.1 % voted for the left coalition and 52.4 % for the right coalition.

Nature

Naturewise, the municipality is above all known for the Kinda Canal, a waterway of canals taking boat tours from lake Roxen south through Linköping, ending in Horn. The total of distance is 90 km.

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 Kinda i riksdagsvalet" (in Swedish). SVT. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
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