Sölvesborg Municipality facts for kids
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Sölvesborg Municipality
Sölvesborgs kommun
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Sölvesborg City Hall
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| Country | Sweden | |
| County | Blekinge County | |
| Seat | Sölvesborg | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 1,108.62 km2 (428.04 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 186.48 km2 (72.00 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 922.14 km2 (356.04 sq mi) | |
| Area as of January 1, 2010. | ||
| Population
(June 30, 2012)
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| • Total | 16,848 | |
| • Density | 15.1973/km2 (39.3608/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | |
| ISO 3166 code | SE | |
| Province | Blekinge | |
| Municipal code | 1083 | |
| Website | www.solvesborg.se | |
Sölvesborg Municipality (Sölvesborgs kommun) is a municipality in Blekinge County in South Sweden in southern Sweden. It borders to Bromölla Municipality, Olofström Municipality and Karlshamn Municipality. The town Sölvesborg is the seat of the municipality.
The present municipality was formed in 1971 when the City of Sölvesborg was amalgamated with the rural municipalities Gammalstorp and Mjällby.
Localities
There are 10 urban areas (also called a Tätort or locality) in Sölvesborg Municipality.
In the table the localities are listed according to the size of the population as of December 31, 2005. The municipal seat is in bold characters.
| # | Locality | Population |
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| 1 | Sölvesborg | 7,883 |
| 2 | Mjällby | 1,272 |
| 3 | Hällevik | 776 |
| 3 | Hörvik | 776 |
| 5 | Norje | 674 |
| 6 | Nogersund | 532 |
| 7 | Pukavik | 283 |
| 8 | Lörby | 243 |
| 9 | Ysane | 212 |
| 10 | Valjeviken | 211 |
A minor part of Valje is also situated in the municipality. The main part of Valje is, however, in Bromölla Municipality.
Demographics
This is a demographic table based on Sölvesborg 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 17,519 residents, including 13,897 Swedish citizens of voting age. 35.4% voted for the left coalition and 63.6% 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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| % | % | ||||||||
| Falkvik | 2,447 | 1,875 | 36.3 | 62.6 | 81 | 82 | 18 | 24,934 | 35 |
| Furulund | 2,403 | 1,961 | 44.9 | 53.7 | 73 | 77 | 23 | 20,533 | 35 |
| Gammalstorp | 1,232 | 952 | 25.3 | 73.7 | 85 | 87 | 13 | 25,622 | 28 |
| Hjortakroken | 1,496 | 1,109 | 43.8 | 55.7 | 75 | 77 | 23 | 23,729 | 30 |
| Hällevik | 1,578 | 1,308 | 28.7 | 69.6 | 85 | 94 | 6 | 25,731 | 39 |
| Hörvik | 1,210 | 988 | 25.9 | 72.9 | 86 | 94 | 6 | 26,862 | 33 |
| Mjällby | 1,935 | 1,504 | 31.6 | 67.4 | 76 | 83 | 17 | 22,303 | 25 |
| Möllebacken | 2,300 | 1,799 | 38.7 | 60.5 | 86 | 89 | 11 | 26,915 | 42 |
| Norje | 1,418 | 1,138 | 34.6 | 64.4 | 81 | 87 | 13 | 24,823 | 25 |
| Siretorp | 1,500 | 1,263 | 36.1 | 62.8 | 83 | 91 | 9 | 26,236 | 35 |
| Source: SVT | |||||||||
Parishes
All parishes belonged to Lister Hundred:
- Gammalstorp Parish
- Mjällby Parish
- Sölvesborg Parish
- Ysane Parish
International relations
Twin towns — Sister cities
Sölvesborg is twinned with:
