Söderhamn Municipality
Söderhamns kommun
Municipality
Railway station in Söderhamn
Railway station in Söderhamn
Coat of arms of Söderhamn Municipality
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 61°18′N 17°05′E / 61.300°N 17.083°E / 61.300; 17.083
CountrySweden
CountyGävleborg County
SeatSöderhamn
Area
[1]
 • Total2,281.32 km2 (880.82 sq mi)
 • Land1,060.77 km2 (409.57 sq mi)
 • Water1,220.55 km2 (471.26 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 (31 December 2021)[2]
 • Total25,446
 • Density11/km2 (29/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceHälsingland
Municipal code2182
Websitewww.soderhamn.se

Söderhamn Municipality (Söderhamns kommun) is a municipality in Gävleborg County, in east central Sweden. The seat is located in Söderhamn.

The present municipality was created in 1971 when the former City of Söderhamn was amalgamated with two rural municipalities and parts of a third.

Localities

Demographics

This is a demographic table based on Söderhamn 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 19,646 Swedish citizens of voting age resident in the municipality.[3] 51.8% voted for the left coalition and 46.9% for the right coalition.

International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities

The municipality is twinned with:[4]

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 Söderhamn i riksdagsvalet" (in Swedish). SVT. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  4. ↑ "Vänorter". soderhamn.se. Retrieved 26 April 2014.


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