Fagersta Municipality facts for kids
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Fagersta Municipality
Fagersta kommun
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| Country | Sweden | |
| County | Västmanland County | |
| Seat | Fagersta | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 312.13 km2 (120.51 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 270.74 km2 (104.53 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 41.39 km2 (15.98 sq mi) | |
| Area as of January 1, 2010. | ||
| Population
(June 30, 2012)
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| • Total | 12,348 | |
| • Density | 39.5604/km2 (102.461/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | |
| ISO 3166 code | SE | |
| Province | Västmanland | |
| Municipal code | 1982 | |
| Website | www.fagersta.se | |
Fagersta Municipality (Fagersta kommun) is a municipality in Västmanland County in central Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Fagersta.
The City of Fagersta (instituted in 1944) was in 1967 merged with Västervåla parish (which had been part of Surahammar Municipality since 1963). In 1971 it was transformed into a municipality of unitary type.
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Localities
The municipal seat, Fagersta, is the only locality within the municipality with more than 200 inhabitants.
Another locality of note is Ängelsberg, a village located on Åmänningen Lake.
Demographics
This is a demographic table based on Fagersta 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 13,284 residents, including 9,607 Swedish citizens of voting age. 49.0% voted for the left coalition and 49.9% 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 |
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| Centrum | 2,407 | 1,703 | 53.1 | 45.1 | 68 | 54 | 46 | 20,246 | 25 |
| Kolarbyn | 2,079 | 1,234 | 61.7 | 37.4 | 56 | 37 | 63 | 17,905 | 18 |
| Meling | 1,806 | 1,304 | 48.4 | 50.4 | 87 | 81 | 19 | 29,805 | 35 |
| Per Ols | 2,209 | 1,626 | 45.5 | 54.2 | 85 | 73 | 27 | 28,913 | 28 |
| Risbron | 2,153 | 1,580 | 49.8 | 49.1 | 72 | 57 | 43 | 22,908 | 24 |
| Västanfors | 1,329 | 1,064 | 44.8 | 54.5 | 83 | 77 | 23 | 25,388 | 31 |
| Åvestbo-Västervåla | 1,301 | 1,096 | 39.9 | 58.4 | 84 | 85 | 15 | 28,290 | 27 |
| Source: SVT | |||||||||
Sights
Engelsberg Ironworks, in Ängelsberg, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Notable people
- Anitra Steen, manager of Systembolaget, former civil servant
- Lennart Hellsing, writer
- Ulf Samuelsson, ice hockey player
- Tomas Sandström, ice hockey player
- The Hives, rock band
