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Sundsvall Municipality

Sundsvalls kommun
Sundsvall town hall
Sundsvall town hall
Coat of arms of Sundsvall Municipality
Coat of arms
Sundsvall Municipality in Västernorrland County.png
Country Sweden
County Västernorrland County
Seat Sundsvall
Area
 • Total 4,472.79 km2 (1,726.95 sq mi)
 • Land 3,208.7 km2 (1,238.9 sq mi)
 • Water 1,264.09 km2 (488.07 sq mi)
  Area as of January 1, 2010.
Population
 (June 30, 2012)
 • Total 95,599
 • Density 21.37346/km2 (55.3570/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code SE
Province Medelpad
Municipal code 2281
Density is calculated using land area only.

Sundsvall Municipality (Swedish: Sundsvalls kommun) is a municipality in Västernorrland County, northern Sweden, where the city Sundsvall is the seat.

As most municipalities of Sweden, Sundsvalls kommun is a result of a series of amalgamations, carried out in 1952 and in the period 1965–1974. The number of original entities (existing in 1863) is thirteen.

Localities

Localities with more than 200 inhabitants include:

  • Vi, Sundsvall Municipality on Alnön, 4737 (2000)
  • Matfors, 3239 (2006)
  • Johannedal, 2596 (2000)
  • Kvissleby, 2535 (2000)
  • Stockvik, 2153 (2000)
  • Sundsbruk, 2080 (2000)
  • Njurundabommen, 1959 (2006)
  • Skottsund, 1011 (2000)
  • Svartvik, 999 (2000)
  • Dingersjö, 946 (2000)
  • Ankarsvik, 830 (2000)
  • Essvik, 810 (2000)
  • Indal, 687 (2000)
  • Fanbyn, 603 (2000)
  • Stöde, 543 (2006)
  • Vattjom, 499 (2006)
  • Kovland, 449 (2000)
  • Lucksta, 360 (2000)
  • Tunadal, 360 (2000)
  • Klingsta och Allsta, 313 (2000)
  • Juniskär, 306 (2000)
  • Nedansjö, 289 (2000)
  • Liden, 280 (2000)
  • Gustavsberg, 225 (2000)
  • Hovid, 215 (2000)

Demographics

This is a demographic table based on Sundsvall 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 76,665 Swedish citizens of voting age resident in the municipality. 53.6% voted for the left coalition and 45.3% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.

Islands

  • Alnön
  • Brämön

International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities

  • Argentina Oberá, Argentina
  • Finland Pori, Finland
  • Norway Porsgrunn, Norway
  • Denmark Sønderborg, Denmark
  • Russia Volkhov, Russia
  • Poland Konin, Poland
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