Söderhamn Municipality

Coordinates: 61°18′N 17°05′E / 61.300°N 17.083°E / 61.300; 17.083
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Söderhamn Municipality
Söderhamns kommun
Railway station in Söderhamn
Railway station in Söderhamn
Coat of arms of Söderhamn Municipality
Coordinates: 61°18′N 17°05′E / 61.300°N 17.083°E / 61.300; 17.083
CountrySweden
CountyGävleborg County
SeatSöderhamn
Area
 • 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 2023)[2]
 • Total24,858
 • Density11/km2 (28/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[edit]

Demographics[edit]

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]

In total there were 25,406 residents, including 19,646 Swedish citizens of voting age.[3] 51.8% voted for the left coalition and 46.9% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.

International relations[edit]

Twin towns — Sister cities[edit]

The municipality is twinned with:[4]

References[edit]

  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 och befolkningsförändringar - Kvartal 4, 2023" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 22, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c "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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