Ludvika Municipality
Ludvika Municipality Ludvika kommun | |
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![]() Ludvika Railway Station | |
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Coordinates: 60°08′N 15°11′E / 60.133°N 15.183°E | |
Country | Sweden |
County | Dalarna County |
Seat | Ludvika |
Area | |
• Total | 1,647.81 km2 (636.22 sq mi) |
• Land | 1,490.42 km2 (575.45 sq mi) |
• Water | 157.39 km2 (60.77 sq mi) |
Area as of 1 January 2014. | |
Population (31 December 2023)[2] | |
• Total | 26,402 |
• Density | 16/km2 (41/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | SE |
Province | Dalarna |
Municipal code | 2085 |
Website | www.ludvika.se |
Density is calculated using land area only. |
Ludvika Municipality (Ludvika kommun) is a municipality in Dalarna County, central Sweden. It has its seat in the town of Ludvika.
In 1971 the City of Ludvika (itself instituted as such in 1919) was amalgamated with the adjacent municipalities of Grangärde and Säfsnäs, forming the present entity.
Localities
[edit]Figures as of 2004.[3]
- Ludvika 13,724
- Grängesberg 3,356
- Sunnansjö 758
- Saxdalen 752
- Fredriksberg 741
- Nyhammar 682
- Sörvik 540
- Blötberget 529
- Persbo/Gräsberg 459
- Gonäs 432
- Landforsen/Håksberg 438
- Grangärde 374
- Other/countryside 2,967
Economy
[edit]These were the largest employers in Ludvika in 2005:[4]
- Hitachi ABB Power Grids 2,400
- County medical facilities 600
- Spendrups brewery 285
- VBU Västerbergslagens Utbildningscentrum 220
- RSV Tax Office 110
- Samhall-gruppen 80
- GIA Industri AB 75
- Brunnsviks folkhögskola 75
- Connex Sverige AB 70
- Seco Tools AB 70
- ISS Cleaning 60
Demographics
[edit]This is a demographic table based on Ludvika Municipality's electoral districts in the 2022 Swedish general election sourced from SVT's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official statistics.[5]
In total there were 19,610 Swedish citizens of voting age resident in the municipality.[5] 48.8 % voted for the left coalition and 49.8 % 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 |
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% | % | ||||||||
Björkås-Stallbacken | 1,971 | 1,542 | 42.0 | 56.7 | 76 | 87 | 13 | 24,444 | 20 |
Blötberget-Gonäs | 1,144 | 884 | 41.9 | 57.1 | 78 | 90 | 10 | 25,559 | 28 |
Fredriksberg | 753 | 599 | 65.0 | 32.8 | 74 | 83 | 17 | 20,190 | 24 |
Högberget | 1,597 | 1,070 | 52.6 | 46.4 | 77 | 70 | 30 | 26,692 | 47 |
Knutsbo | 1,858 | 1,338 | 48.8 | 50.5 | 90 | 82 | 18 | 31,600 | 56 |
Kyrkbyn-Nyhammar | 1,783 | 1,430 | 47.9 | 50.4 | 80 | 90 | 10 | 23,048 | 26 |
Lorentsberga | 1,765 | 1,334 | 51.3 | 47.9 | 86 | 83 | 17 | 28,276 | 42 |
Ludvika gård | 2,065 | 1,319 | 55.4 | 43.0 | 64 | 59 | 41 | 19,595 | 31 |
Ludvika Ulrika | 2,266 | 1,664 | 49.0 | 50.3 | 73 | 71 | 29 | 22,487 | 35 |
Magneten | 1,397 | 989 | 48.0 | 51.2 | 77 | 66 | 34 | 26,360 | 40 |
Marnäs | 2,065 | 1,601 | 52.4 | 46.3 | 69 | 68 | 32 | 21,042 | 32 |
Näset | 2,188 | 1,393 | 61.1 | 36.7 | 53 | 49 | 51 | 16,501 | 25 |
Sunnansjö-Saxdalen | 1,929 | 1,561 | 40.0 | 58.6 | 81 | 92 | 8 | 23,389 | 26 |
Sörvik-Håksberg | 2,072 | 1,610 | 43.8 | 54.9 | 88 | 90 | 10 | 29,261 | 40 |
Öraberget | 1,588 | 1,276 | 46.2 | 50.9 | 76 | 84 | 16 | 22,523 | 17 |
Source: SVT[5] |
Year | % | Votes | V | S | MP | C | L | KD | M | SD | NyD | Left | Right |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1973[6] | 89.0 | 21,040 | 9.3 | 56.6 | 20.5 | 5.1 | 1.2 | 6.8 | 65.8 | 32.4 | |||
1976[7] | 90.4 | 22,021 | 7.8 | 57.4 | 19.5 | 6.3 | 0.9 | 7.7 | 65.2 | 33.5 | |||
1979[8] | 90.1 | 21,727 | 8.7 | 59.1 | 13.2 | 6.3 | 1.1 | 10.9 | 67.7 | 30.5 | |||
1982[9] | 91.1 | 21,687 | 8.2 | 61.7 | 1.7 | 11.1 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 12.6 | 70.0 | 27.2 | ||
1985[10] | 89.3 | 20,718 | 8.9 | 59.5 | 1.7 | 8.5 | 9.3 | 12.0 | 68.4 | 29.8 | |||
1988[11] | 84.9 | 19,133 | 9.4 | 57.4 | 5.4 | 8.3 | 7.7 | 2.2 | 9.5 | 72.1 | 25.5 | ||
1991[12] | 85.0 | 18,880 | 6.7 | 53.5 | 2.6 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 5.2 | 12.1 | 6.6 | 60.1 | 29.5 | |
1994[13] | 86.1 | 18,636 | 9.5 | 60.1 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 2.4 | 12.1 | 1.0 | 74.4 | 24.0 | |
1998[14] | 80.4 | 16,620 | 20.8 | 46.7 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 8.5 | 13.1 | 71.1 | 27.0 | ||
2002[15] | 77.5 | 15,521 | 13.2 | 53.9 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 7.7 | 5.9 | 8.9 | 1.1 | 71.0 | 27.1 | |
2006[16] | 79.2 | 15,656 | 10.0 | 49.2 | 3.2 | 6.1 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 16.6 | 2.9 | 62.4 | 31.1 | |
2010[17] | 82.7 | 16,552 | 8.2 | 45.1 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 3.3 | 20.7 | 7.6 | 58.4 | 32.9 | |
2014[18] | 85.5 | 16,841 | 7.6 | 40.6 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 15.4 | 20.0 | 52.9 | 25.0 | |
2018[19] | 87.1 | 16,868 | 8.3 | 35.4 | 2.9 | 6.6 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 14.1 | 23.2 | 53.1 | 45.3 | |
2022[20] | 84.3 | 16,327 | 6.2 | 35.2 | 2.8 | 4.6 | 2.9 | 4.7 | 14.1 | 28.1 | 48.8 | 49.8 |
Twin Towns & Sister cities
[edit]Ludvika has three twin towns:
Sports
[edit]Many sport teams have their origins in Ludvika Municipality. The soccer teams "Östansbo IS" (ÖIS), "Ludvika FK" (LFK, male) and "IFK Ludvika" (female) come from Ludvika and play in divisions 4 and 3. All three also have junior teams. There is also an ice-hockey team, Ludvika Hockey Förening Lightning. Other teams include ping-pong teams as well as other sports.
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.
- ^ "Korta fakta om folkmängd". www.ludvika.se. Archived from the original on 4 September 2005. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ "Korta fakta om näringsliv". www.ludvika.se. Archived from the original on 8 September 2005. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ a b c "Valresultat 2022 för Ludvika i riksdagsvalet" (in Swedish). SVT. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ^ "Allmänna valen 1973" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
- ^ "Allmänna valen 1976" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
- ^ "Allmänna valen 1979" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
- ^ "Allmänna valen 1982" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
- ^ "Allmänna valen 1985" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
- ^ "Allmänna valen 1988" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
- ^ "Allmänna valen 1991" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
- ^ "Allmänna valen 1994" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
- ^ "Allmänna valen 1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
- ^ "Ludvika - summering" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten.
- ^ "Ludvika - Allmänna val 17 september 2006" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten.
- ^ "Ludvika - Röster Val 2010" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten.
- ^ "Ludvika - Röster Val 2014" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten.
- ^ "Ludvika - Röster Val 2018" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten.
- ^ "Valpresentation 2022 - Slutligt valresultat - Ludvika" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten.
- ^ "City Twins". Imatra. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
External links
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/30px-Commons-logo.svg.png)
- Ludvika - Official site