Ånge Municipality

Ånge Municipality (Ånge kommun) is a municipality in Västernorrland County, northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Ånge.

Ånge Municipality Ånge kommun
Municipality
Ljungaverk
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 62°31′N 15°37′E
Country	Sweden
County	Västernorrland County
Seat	Ånge
Area
• Total	3,295.56 km2 (1,272.42 sq mi)
• Land	3,051.36 km2 (1,178.14 sq mi)
• Water	244.2 km2 (94.3 sq mi)
	Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population  (31 December 2023)
• Total	9,109
• Density	2.8/km2 (7.2/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	SE
Province	Medelpad
Municipal code	2260

The railway junction Ånge was in 1947 made a market town (köping) and detached from Borgsjö. In 1971 they were reunited and together with Haverö and Torp the present municipality was formed.

The municipal most known slogan is Sweden's geographical center. It was in 1947 measured by the Royal Institute of Technology to be situated by the lake Munkbysjön (Lake Munkby), in the municipality's eastern parts. In 2002 the slogan was changed to Wonderful byways.

13 kilometers east of the town Ånge lies the town Borgsjö. It has a widely acclaimed rococo church from the 18th century.

Localities

• Alby
• Fränsta
• Ljungaverk
• Torpshammar
• Ånge (seat)
• Östavall

Demographics

This is a demographic table based on Ånge Municipality's electoral districts in the 2022 Swedish general election sourced from SVT's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official statistics.

Residents include everyone registered as living in the district, regardless of age or citizenship status. Valid voters indicate Swedish citizens above the age of 18 who therefore can vote in general elections. Left vote and right vote indicate the result between the two major blocs in said district in the 2022 general election. Employment indicates the share of people between the ages of 20 and 64 who are working taxpayers. Foreign background is defined as residents either born abroad or with two parents born outside of Sweden. Median income is the received monthly income through either employment, capital gains or social grants for the median adult above 20, also including pensioners in Swedish kronor. The section about college graduates indicates any degree accumulated after high school.

In total there were 9,220 residents, including 7,292 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 % % Alby 426 329 49.1 49.8 76 88 12 23,687 19 Borgsjö-Erikslund 749 594 44.6 54.6 81 93 7 24,118 25 Fränsta 1,853 1,431 50.7 48.1 81 91 9 23,554 27 Hallsta 580 463 48.7 50.0 87 95 5 24,481 27 Ljungaverk 851 644 45.2 53.4 75 89 11 22,489 20 Torpshammar 1,251 1,044 39.7 59.6 82 93 7 24,082 27 Ånge 1,215 936 50.2 48.9 84 91 9 25,999 22 Ånge C 1,629 1,282 58.7 40.4 78 86 14 21,862 29 Östavall-Byberget 666 569 44.7 53.6 75 90 10 22,450 19 Source: SVT

Sister cities

Ånge's sister cities:

• Malvik, Norway;
• Oravais, Finland;
• Ogre, Latvia;
• Beng, Laos.

The Nordic sister cities were established in the 1940s, the others not before 1990.

External links

• Media related to Ånge Municipality at Wikimedia Commons
• Ånge - Official site