Vindeln Municipality (Swedish: Vindelns kommun) is a municipality in Västerbotten County in northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Vindeln.
Vindeln Municipality
Vindelns kommun | |
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 Vindeln Railway Station | |
 Coat of arms | |
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| Coordinates: 64°12′N 19°43′E / 64.200°N 19.717°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| County | Västerbotten County |
| Seat | Vindeln |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,846.11 km2 (1,098.89 sq mi) |
| • Land | 2,629.37 km2 (1,015.21 sq mi) |
| • Water | 216.74 km2 (83.68 sq mi) |
| Area as of 1 January 2014. | |
| Population (31 December 2023)[2] | |
| • Total | 5,461 |
| • Density | 1.9/km2 (5.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | SE |
| Province | Västerbotten |
| Municipal code | 2404 |
| Website | www.vindeln.se |
History
editIn 1971 a local government reform was implemented in Sweden. This municipality was, however, not amalgamated with any other. But in preparation for the reform the name was changed in 1969 from Degerfors Municipality to Vindeln Municipality. The reason was that there is another Degerfors Municipality (in Örebro County), and every municipality in Sweden should have a unique name.
Geography
editThe Vindel River, which is the main tributary of the Ume River, runs through the municipality and has given it its name. The municipality's coat of arms depicts a salmon, of which there are plenty in the river.
Localities
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There are five localities (or urban areas) in Vindeln Municipality:[3]
| # | Locality | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vindeln | 2,356 |
| 2 | Hällnäs | 309 |
| 3 | Tvärålund | 271 |
| 4 | Granö | 261 |
| 5 | Åmsele | 201 |
The municipal seat in bold
Demographics
editThis is a demographic table based on Vindeln Municipality's electoral districts in the 2022 Swedish general election sourced from SVT's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official statistics.[4]
In total there were 5,546 residents, including 4,091 Swedish citizens of voting age.[4] 51.8 % voted for the left coalition and 47.1 % 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | ||||||||
| Hällnäs | 1,046 | 789 | 54.5 | 44.0 | 79 | 85 | 15 | 21,537 | 29 |
| Tvärålund | 1,324 | 1,010 | 43.6 | 55.5 | 87 | 93 | 7 | 25,225 | 28 |
| Vindeln V | 1,286 | 942 | 52.5 | 46.9 | 84 | 88 | 12 | 24,234 | 31 |
| Vindeln Ö | 1,890 | 1,350 | 57.0 | 42.0 | 79 | 83 | 17 | 22,589 | 34 |
| Source: SVT[4] | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ "Folkmängd och befolkningsförändringar - Kvartal 4, 2023" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 22, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
- ^ Statistics Sweden as of December 31, 2005
- ^ a b c "Valresultat 2022 för Vindeln i riksdagsvalet" (in Swedish). SVT. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
External links
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Media related to Vindeln Municipality at Wikimedia Commons- Vindeln Municipality - Official site
