Ovanåker Municipality (Ovanåkers kommun) is a municipality in Gävleborg County, east central Sweden. The municipal seat is located in Edsbyn.
Ovanåker Municipality Ovanåkers kommun | |
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| Coordinates: 61°23′N 15°49′E / 61.383°N 15.817°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| County | Gävleborg County |
| Seat | Edsbyn |
| Area | |
| • 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 |
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
Demographics
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.
References
External links
Media related to Ovanåker Municipality at Wikimedia Commons- Ovanåker - Official site
