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Municipality in Västra Götaland County, Sweden
Karlsborg Municipality Karlsborgs kommun
Municipality
Karlsborg town hallKarlsborg town hall
Coat of arms of Karlsborg MunicipalityCoat of arms
Coordinates: 58°32′N 14°31′E / 58.533°N 14.517°E / 58.533; 14.517
CountrySweden
CountyVästra Götaland County
SeatKarlsborg
Area
 • Total797.35 km (307.86 sq mi)
 • Land405.87 km (156.71 sq mi)
 • Water391.48 km (151.15 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 • Total7,061
 • Density8.9/km (23/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceVästergötland
Municipal code1446
Websitewww.karlsborg.se

Karlsborg Municipality (Karlsborgs kommun) is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Karlsborg.

The present municipality was formed in 1971 when "old" Karlsborg was amalgamated with Mölltorp and Undenäs.

The area has been dominated by Karlsborg Fortress and military activity throughout the last centuries.

Tiveden National Park is partly situated within the municipality. The Flugebyn airfield, home of the Västergötland Skydiving Club (Västergötlands Fallskärmsklubb) also lies in the municipality.

Demographics

This is a demographic table based on Karlsborg 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 6,959 residents, including 5,557 Swedish citizens of voting age. 43.3% voted for the left coalition and 55.8% 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
% %
Karlsborg C-S 2,057 1,657 40.4 58.4 79 88 12 23,542 38
Karlsborg N 2,068 1,641 44.0 55.1 84 91 9 25,703 35
Mölltorp-Brevik 1,832 1,443 46.0 53.5 81 91 9 25,897 34
Undenäs-Forsvik 1,002 816 45.4 53.5 77 88 12 21,277 29
Source: SVT

References

  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. ^ "Valresultat 2022 för Karlsborg i riksdagsvalet" (in Swedish). SVT. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2024.

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Laxå (Örebro) Askersund (Örebro)
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Tibro		 Karlsborg Vättern / Motala (Östergötland)
 Vadstena (Östergötland)
Hjo
Municipalities and seats of Västra Götaland County
Municipalities Coat of arms of Västra Götaland County
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Localities in Karlsborg Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden
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