Ovanåker Municipality

Municipality in Gävleborg County, Sweden

Ovanåker Municipality

Ovanåkers kommun

Municipality

Coat of arms

Coordinates: 61°23′N 15°49′E﻿ / ﻿61.383°N 15.817°E﻿ / 61.383; 15.817
Country| Sweden
County| Gävleborg County
Seat| Edsbyn
Area

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• Total

| 2,016.98 km2 (778.76 sq mi)
• Land| 1,873.31 km2 (723.29 sq mi)
• Water| 143.67 km2 (55.47 sq mi)
| Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population

(31 December 2023)[2]

• Total

| 11,525
• Density| 5.7/km2 (15/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code| SE
Province| Hälsingland
Municipal code| 2121
Website| www.ovanaker.se

Ovanåker Municipality (Ovanåkers kommun) is a municipality in Gävleborg County, east central Sweden. The municipal seat is located in Edsbyn.

The subdivision reform of 1952 saw the amalgamation of "old" Ovanåker with Voxna (both formed by the first local government acts of 1862). In 1977 Alfta (which 1974-1976 had been in Bollnäs Municipality) was added.

## Localities

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* Alfta
* Edsbyn (seat)
* Knåda
* Ovanåker
* Roteberg
* Runemo
* Viksjöfors

## Demographics

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This is a demographic table based on Ovanåker 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 11,705 residents, including 9,015 Swedish citizens of voting age.[3] 47.5% voted for the left coalition and 51.7% 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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Alfta N  | 2,369  | 1,790  | 46.5  | 52.6  | 77  | 82  | 18  | 21,878  | 26
Alfta S  | 2,212  | 1,788  | 45.6  | 53.4  | 84  | 95  | 5  | 23,438  | 30
Edsbyn  | 2,469  | 1,807  | 54.8  | 44.2  | 78  | 82  | 18  | 21,379  | 26
Ovanåker N  | 2,230  | 1,729  | 45.0  | 54.3  | 86  | 97  | 3  | 25,717  | 31
Ovanåker V  | 2,425  | 1,901  | 45.5  | 53.9  | 83  | 90  | 10  | 23,309  | 24
Source: SVT[3]

## References

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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 Ovanåker i riksdagsvalet" (in Swedish). SVT. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2024.

## External links

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* Media related to Ovanåker Municipality at Wikimedia Commons
* Ovanåker \- Official site

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Places adjacent to Ovanåker Municipality

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Rättvik (Dalarna) |

Ovanåker

| Bollnäs
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| Falun (Dalarna) |

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Municipalities and seats of Gävleborg County

Municipalities|

* Bollnäs
* Gävle
* Hofors
* Hudiksvall
* Ljusdal
* Nordanstig
* Ockelbo
* Ovanåker
* Sandviken
* Söderhamn

Municipal seats|

* Bergsjö
* Bollnäs
* Edsbyn
* Gävle
* Hofors
* Hudiksvall
* Ljusdal
* Ockelbo
* Sandviken
* Söderhamn

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Localities in Ovanåker Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden

Localities|

* Alfta
* Edsbyn (seat)
* Ovanåker
* Roteberg
* Runemo
* Viksjöfors

Authority control databases

International|

* ISNI

National|

* Sweden

Geographic|

* MusicBrainz area

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