Östersund Municipality facts for kids
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Östersund Municipality
Östersunds kommun
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Östersund city hall
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| Country | Sweden | |
| County | Jämtland County | |
| Seat | Östersund | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 2,515.89 km2 (971.39 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 2,220.5 km2 (857.3 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 295.39 km2 (114.05 sq mi) | |
| Area as of January 1, 2010. | ||
| Population
(June 30, 2012)
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| • Total | 59,262 | |
| • Density | 23.55508/km2 (61.0074/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | |
| ISO 3166 code | SE | |
| Province | Jämtland | |
| Municipal code | 2380 | |
| Website | www.ostersund.se | |
Östersund Municipality (Swedish: Östersunds kommun, Southern Sami: Staaren tjïelte) is a municipality in Jämtland County in northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Östersund, which is also the county seat of Jämtland County.
The present municipality was formed in 1971 by the amalgamation of the City of Östersund with five surrounding rural municipalities.
Localities
There are ten localities (or urban areas) in Östersund Municipality:
| # | Locality | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Östersund (part of) | 43,359 |
| 2 | Brunflo | 3,916 |
| 3 | Lit | 1,051 |
| 4 | Ope | 441 |
| 5 | Tandsbyn | 396 |
| 6 | Häggenås | 351 |
| 7 | Orrviken | 239 |
| 8 | Optand | 238 |
| 9 | Marieby | 218 |
| 10 | Fåker | 209 |
The municipal seat in bold
Demographics
This is a demographic table based on Östersund 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 49,635 Swedish citizens of voting age resident in the municipality. 58.5% voted for the left coalition and 40.2% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | ||||||||
| Brittsbo-Lugnviksstrand | 1,531 | 1,049 | 59.5 | 39.6 | 92 | 93 | 7 | 30,600 | 57 |
| Brunflo Storviken | 2,168 | 1,668 | 54.1 | 45.2 | 82 | 94 | 6 | 25,230 | 32 |
| Brunflo Södergård | 1,476 | 1,116 | 55.6 | 42.7 | 84 | 89 | 11 | 24,790 | 35 |
| Brunflo Änge | 1,383 | 1,094 | 56.9 | 42.4 | 85 | 92 | 8 | 22,237 | 35 |
| Centrala Lit | 1,167 | 852 | 56.3 | 42.9 | 78 | 86 | 14 | 21,525 | 29 |
| Eriksberg-Solliden | 1,750 | 1,476 | 61.7 | 37.4 | 79 | 92 | 8 | 25,708 | 64 |
| Erikslund-Blomängen | 1,620 | 1,240 | 62.4 | 36.7 | 86 | 90 | 10 | 27,683 | 56 |
| Frösödal | 1,474 | 1,180 | 62.9 | 36.0 | 85 | 90 | 10 | 26,782 | 57 |
| Fåker-Tandsbyn | 1,976 | 1,550 | 57.1 | 41.8 | 85 | 94 | 6 | 24,169 | 35 |
| Hornsberg Nedre | 1,120 | 956 | 61.0 | 36.3 | 79 | 90 | 10 | 22,821 | 47 |
| Hornsberg Övre | 1,082 | 887 | 59.5 | 39.5 | 80 | 87 | 13 | 25,261 | 52 |
| Häggenås | 1,162 | 909 | 50.9 | 46.6 | 86 | 95 | 5 | 24,098 | 33 |
| Karlslund | 1,306 | 1,092 | 59.7 | 39.4 | 85 | 92 | 8 | 27,635 | 59 |
| Körfältet | 1,522 | 1,092 | 60.8 | 37.5 | 73 | 71 | 29 | 21,302 | 28 |
| Lit-Landsbygd | 2,072 | 1,615 | 50.3 | 47.5 | 88 | 96 | 4 | 27,265 | 39 |
| Lugnviks C | 1,571 | 1,312 | 61.0 | 37.8 | 80 | 87 | 13 | 22,642 | 35 |
| Marieby | 1,668 | 1,204 | 51.3 | 47.8 | 91 | 95 | 5 | 30,467 | 57 |
| Marielund-Odenskog | 1,182 | 830 | 62.5 | 36.5 | 67 | 74 | 26 | 20,615 | 39 |
| Nedre Blomängen | 1,133 | 986 | 59.1 | 39.4 | 83 | 92 | 8 | 24,160 | 47 |
| Norr | 1,345 | 948 | 57.5 | 41.3 | 79 | 85 | 15 | 27,923 | 60 |
| N Frösön-Lövsta | 2,419 | 1,734 | 60.6 | 38.5 | 82 | 90 | 10 | 28,845 | 63 |
| Norra Odenslund | 1,573 | 1,285 | 56.9 | 41.3 | 78 | 80 | 20 | 23,191 | 47 |
| Odensala Nedre | 2,166 | 1,646 | 56.9 | 42.2 | 90 | 95 | 5 | 29,609 | 56 |
| Odensala Tavelbäcken | 1,773 | 1,396 | 59.5 | 39.3 | 85 | 89 | 11 | 24,833 | 48 |
| Odensala Övre | 1,694 | 1,283 | 63.5 | 36.1 | 88 | 94 | 6 | 28,887 | 56 |
| Orrviken | 1,433 | 1,052 | 54.9 | 43.7 | 90 | 95 | 5 | 27,612 | 48 |
| Sjukhusområdet | 1,447 | 1,242 | 64.0 | 35.3 | 76 | 84 | 16 | 24,632 | 52 |
| Storsjöstrand-Odensvik | 1,987 | 1,567 | 56.8 | 42.2 | 84 | 89 | 11 | 25,552 | 47 |
| Söder | 1,393 | 1,161 | 58.8 | 39.3 | 80 | 85 | 15 | 23,751 | 44 |
| Södra Odenslund | 1,409 | 1,226 | 62.2 | 36.6 | 81 | 93 | 7 | 26,297 | 52 |
| S Valla-Mjäle | 1,851 | 1,390 | 61.2 | 37.9 | 81 | 88 | 12 | 26,969 | 56 |
| Torvalla By-Ope | 1,228 | 915 | 54.1 | 44.7 | 84 | 91 | 9 | 28,428 | 47 |
| Torvalla C | 1,652 | 1,009 | 63.8 | 32.2 | 65 | 53 | 47 | 17,934 | 22 |
| Torvalla Fjällmon | 2,242 | 1,681 | 65.8 | 32.7 | 81 | 88 | 12 | 25,339 | 42 |
| Torvalla Skogsmon | 1,310 | 895 | 56.1 | 41.6 | 78 | 80 | 20 | 24,495 | 32 |
| Torvalla Ängsmon | 1,486 | 963 | 52.6 | 45.5 | 78 | 82 | 18 | 23,655 | 26 |
| Universitetet | 1,597 | 1,310 | 59.4 | 37.8 | 71 | 79 | 21 | 21,358 | 51 |
| Västra Frösön | 1,541 | 1,155 | 62.2 | 37.7 | 88 | 94 | 6 | 30,006 | 66 |
| Östberg | 1,307 | 1,084 | 60.5 | 38.6 | 81 | 90 | 10 | 25,647 | 50 |
| Östersund nedre C | 1,699 | 1,478 | 56.2 | 42.4 | 72 | 82 | 18 | 22,108 | 46 |
| Östersund övre C | 1,332 | 1,107 | 51.6 | 47.0 | 80 | 80 | 20 | 24,529 | 42 |
| Source: SVT | |||||||||
See also
In Spanish: Municipio de Östersund para niños
