Markaryd Municipality facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Markaryd Municipality Markaryds kommun
Municipality
Markaryd town hall
Coat of arms
Country	Sweden
County	Kronoberg County
Seat	Markaryd
Area
• Total	535.63 km2 (206.81 sq mi)
• Land	520.2 km2 (200.9 sq mi)
• Water	15.43 km2 (5.96 sq mi)
	Area as of January 1, 2010.
Population  (June 30, 2012)
• Total	9,608
• Density	17.9378/km2 (46.4586/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	SE
Province	Småland
Municipal code	0767
Website	www.markaryd.se

Markaryd Municipality (Markaryds kommun) is a municipality in south-west Kronoberg County in southern Sweden, where the town Markaryd is seat.

In 1916 a part of the rural municipality of Markaryd was detached from it, forming a market town (köping) with the same name. The two entities were reunited in 1960. The present municipality was created in 1971, when Traryd and Markaryd were amalgamated.

Geography

The nature is mainly dominated by forests, as usually in Småland, but there are also significant agricultural areas. Stretching from the northern to the southern parts is the river Lagan, making up the foundation of the water system with opportunities for fishing, canoeing and camping. There are also specific areas created for walks in forest and wildlife nature, and just east of the town Markaryd is a possibility for moose safari, arranged by Smalandet.

The European route E4 motorway goes just by the town of Markaryd and also the other town Strömsnäsbruk.

Localities

There are 4 urban areas (also called a tätort or locality) in Markaryd Municipality.

In the table the localities are listed according to the size of the population as of 31 December 2005. The municipal seat is in bold characters.

Demographics

This is a demographic table based on Markaryd 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 10,310 residents, including 7,356 Swedish citizens of voting age. 35.7% voted for the left coalition and 62.7% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.