Söderhamn Municipality

Söderhamn Municipality (Söderhamns kommun) is a municipality in Gävleborg County, in east central Sweden. The seat is located in Söderhamn.

Söderhamn Municipality
Söderhamns kommun
Municipality
Railway station in Söderhamn
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 61°18′N 17°05′E
CountrySweden
CountyGävleborg County
SeatSöderhamn
Area
[1]
 • Total2,281.32 km2 (880.82 sq mi)
 • Land1,060.77 km2 (409.57 sq mi)
 • Water1,220.55 km2 (471.26 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 (31 December 2023)[2]
 • Total24,858
 • Density11/km2 (28/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceHälsingland
Municipal code2182
Websitewww.soderhamn.se

The present municipality was created in 1971 when the former City of Söderhamn was amalgamated with two rural municipalities and parts of a third.

Localities

Demographics

This is a demographic table based on Söderhamn 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 25,406 residents, including 19,646 Swedish citizens of voting age.[3] 51.8% voted for the left coalition and 46.9% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.

International relations
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Sweden

Twin towns — Sister cities

The municipality is twinned with:[4]

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 Söderhamn i riksdagsvalet" (in Swedish). SVT. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  4. "Vänorter". soderhamn.se. Retrieved 26 April 2014.


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