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Totally, 31.000 people live in Karlshamn which makes it the second largest municipality in Blekinge County.
In total, just above 32,000 people live in Karlshamn, which makes it the second largest municipality in Blekinge County.


==Demographics==
== Government and politics ==
This is a demographic table based on Karlshamn Municipality's electoral districts in the [[2022 Swedish general election]] sourced from [[Swedish Television|SVT]]'s election platform, in turn taken from [[Statistiska Centralbyrån|SCB]] official statistics.<ref name=KarlshamnVal2022>{{cite web|url=https://valresultat.svt.se/2022/riksdagsval-1082-karlshamn.html|title=Valresultat 2022 för Karlshamn i riksdagsvalet|publisher=[[Swedish Television|SVT]]|language=sv|date=11 September 2022|access-date=20 January 2024}}</ref>
Distribution of the 51 seats in the [[municipal assembly (Sweden)|municipal assembly]] (kommunfullmäktige] after the 2010 election:


In total there were 32,182 residents, including 24,986 Swedish citizens of voting age.<ref name=KarlshamnVal2022/> 44.4 % voted for the left coalition and 54.5 % for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.
*[[Swedish Social Democratic Party|Social Democratic Party]] 20
*[[Moderate Party]] 11
*[[Green Party (Sweden)|Green Party]] 5
*[[Sweden Democrats]] 5
*[[Centre Party (Sweden)|Centre Party]] 3
*[[Liberal People's Party (Sweden)|Liberal People's Party]] 3
*[[Left Party (Sweden)|Left Party]] 2
*[[Christian Democrats (Sweden)|Christian Democrats]] 1
*[[Communist Party (Sweden)|Communist Party]] 1


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Results of the [[2010 Swedish general election]] in Karlshamn:
! rowspan="3" |Location

! {{tooltip|2=Number of residents in district, regardless of age or citizenship status|Residents}}
*[[Swedish Social Democratic Party|Social Democratic Party]] 37.3%
! {{tooltip|2=Swedish citizens above the age of 18, automatically eligible to vote|Citizen {{br}} adults}}
*[[Moderate Party]] 26.3%
! {{tooltip|2=Social Democrats, Left Party, Centre Party, Green Party, %|Left vote}}
*[[Sweden Democrats]] 9.4%
! {{tooltip|2=Sweden Democrats, Moderates, Christian Democrats, Liberals, %|Right vote}}
*[[Green Party (Sweden)|Green Party]] 6.3%
! {{tooltip|2=Defined by Statistiska Centralbyrån (SCB) as the share of people between the ages of 20 and 64 who are working taxpayers, %|Employed}}
*[[Left Party (Sweden)|Left Party]] 6.1%
! {{tooltip|2=Defined by Statistiska Centralbyrån (SCB) as residents born in Sweden with at least one Swedish-born parent, %|Swedish {{br}} parents}}
*[[Liberal People's Party (Sweden)|Liberal People's Party]] 5.3%
! {{tooltip|2=Defined by Statistiska Centralbyrån (SCB) as residents born abroad or in Sweden with two foreign-born parents, %|Foreign {{br}} heritage}}
*[[Centre Party (Sweden)|Centre Party]] 5.0%
! {{tooltip|2=Defined by Statistiska Centralbyrån (SCB) as the median income received monthly income through either employment, capital gains or social grants for the median adult above 20, also including pensioners in Swedish kronor|Income {{br}} [[Swedish kronor|SEK]]}}
*[[Christian Democrats (Sweden)|Christian Democrats]] 3.5%
! {{tooltip|2=Defined by Statistiska Centralbyrån (SCB) as any degree accumulated after high school, %|Degree}}
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! style="background:{{party color|Moderate Party}};color:#FFFFFF;" |
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! data-sort-type="number" | %
! data-sort-type="number" | %
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|-
| align="left" |Centrala Asarum
| 2,186
| 1,660
| 49.6
| 49.8
| 72
| 75
| 25
| 20,679
| 34
|-
| align="left" |Froarp
| 2,244
| 1,690
| 42.1
| 57.6
| 86
| 92
| 8
| 27,708
| 38
|-
| align="left" |Gustavstorp
| 1,432
| 1,175
| 39.8
| 59.1
| 83
| 89
| 11
| 24,338
| 30
|-
| align="left" |Horsaryd
| 2,315
| 1,763
| 41.9
| 57.3
| 83
| 86
| 14
| 26,718
| 31
|-
| align="left" |Hällaryd
| 2,123
| 1,689
| 40.7
| 58.2
| 83
| 90
| 10
| 24,160
| 36
|-
| align="left" |Högadal
| 1,997
| 1,408
| 48.8
| 50.0
| 67
| 67
| 33
| 20,769
| 41
|-
| align="left" |Korpadalen
| 1,754
| 1,339
| 42.5
| 56.4
| 87
| 87
| 13
| 29,583
| 51
|-
| align="left" |Mörrum V
| 1,750
| 1,242
| 41.0
| 57.6
| 75
| 76
| 24
| 21,805
| 27
|-
| align="left" |Mörrum Ö
| 1,716
| 1,304
| 45.2
| 54.5
| 85
| 88
| 12
| 25,385
| 39
|-
| align="left" |Prästslätten
| 1,684
| 1,378
| 47.9
| 50.2
| 80
| 81
| 19
| 25,255
| 46
|-
| align="left" |Skogsborg
| 1,405
| 1,156
| 46.8
| 52.1
| 85
| 92
| 8
| 28,784
| 56
|-
| align="left" |Stadsporten
| 1,655
| 1,363
| 45.2
| 53.3
| 74
| 78
| 22
| 21,896
| 36
|-
| align="left" |Svängsta NO
| 2,083
| 1,455
| 46.3
| 52.7
| 70
| 73
| 27
| 20,680
| 28
|-
| align="left" |Svängsta SV
| 1,339
| 1,000
| 33.9
| 64.6
| 79
| 87
| 13
| 23,396
| 28
|-
| align="left" |Torget
| 1,597
| 1,392
| 42.7
| 55.8
| 70
| 80
| 20
| 22,188
| 36
|-
| align="left" |Tubbaryd
| 1,520
| 1,166
| 48.0
| 50.6
| 74
| 69
| 31
| 23,700
| 41
|-
| align="left" |Vägga
| 1,819
| 1,527
| 45.7
| 53.8
| 84
| 92
| 8
| 28,624
| 53
|-
| align="left" |Österslätt
| 1,563
| 1,279
| 47.9
| 50.8
| 73
| 69
| 31
| 22,423
| 41
|-
| colspan="10" align="left" |Source: [[Sveriges Television|SVT]]<ref name=KarlshamnVal2022/>
|}


== Economy ==
== Economy ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
{{Commons category}}
*[http://www.karlshamn.se/ Karlshamn Municipality] - Official site
*[http://www.karlshamn.se/ Karlshamn Municipality] - Official site
*[http://www.ngw.nl/int/zwe/k/karlsham.htm Coat of arms]
*[http://www.ngw.nl/int/zwe/k/karlsham.htm Coat of arms]


{{Geographic location
| Centre = Karlshamn
| N = [[Tingsryd Municipality|Tingsryd]] ([[Kronoberg County|Kronoberg]])
| E = [[Ronneby Municipality|Ronneby]]
| S = ''[[Baltic Sea]]''
| SW = [[Sölvesborg Municipality|Sölvesborg]]
| W = [[Olofström Municipality|Olofström]]
}}
{{Blekinge County}}
{{Blekinge County}}
{{Localities in Karlshamn Municipality}}
{{Localities in Karlshamn Municipality}}

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Latest revision as of 12:31, 20 January 2024

Karlshamn Municipality
Karlshamns kommun
Municipality
Karlshamn Town Hall
Karlshamn Town Hall
Coat of arms of Karlshamn Municipality
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 56°10′N 14°51′E / 56.167°N 14.850°E / 56.167; 14.850
CountrySweden
CountyBlekinge County
SeatKarlshamn
Area
[1]
 • Total
832.42 km2 (321.40 sq mi)
 • Land488.68 km2 (188.68 sq mi)
 • Water343.74 km2 (132.72 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 (31 December 2023)[2]
 • Total
31,996
 • Density38/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceBlekinge
Municipal code1082
Websitewww.karlshamn.se

Karlshamn Municipality (Karlshamns kommun) is a municipality in Blekinge County in South Sweden in southern Sweden. It borders to Olofström Municipality, Sölvesborg Municipality, Ronneby Municipality and Tingsryd Municipality. The city of Karlshamn is the seat of the municipality.

Administrative territory

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1863 at the time of first municipal legislation in Sweden, the area was divided into the City of Karlshamn and five rural municipalities. 1881 a further subdivision was made by Asarum into Ringamåla. The administrative reform in 1952 reduced the number of municipalities surrounding the town to Hällaryd (Hällaryds plus Åryds municipalities), Asarum (reunition of Asarum and Ringamåla), Mörrum (municipalities Elleholm plus Mörrum). In 1/1 1967 the town of Karlshamn was united with Asarum, Hällaryd och Mörrum to form the present municipality when all local government units in Sweden became municipalities of unitary type..

Localities

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There are 6 urban areas (also called a Tätort or locality) in Karlshamn Municipality.

In the table the localities are listed according to the size of the population as of December 31, 2010. The municipal seat is in bold characters.

# Locality Population
1 Karlshamn 19,075
2 Mörrum 3,695
3 Svängsta 1,682
4 Hällaryd 546
5 Åryd 336
6 Torarp 263

In total, just above 32,000 people live in Karlshamn, which makes it the second largest municipality in Blekinge County.

Demographics

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This is a demographic table based on Karlshamn 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 32,182 residents, including 24,986 Swedish citizens of voting age.[3] 44.4 % voted for the left coalition and 54.5 % for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.

Economy

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The municipal tax is deducted as a percentage of individual citizens income. It is 21.89% 2009. The average personal income in the municipality was 158594 SEK year 2009. This is 96% of the national average (SCB). The council also derives income from the municipal harbour, the energy services etc.

Parishes

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Parishes ordered by city and hundreds:

  1. Karlshamn
  2. Bräkne Hundred
  3. Lister Hundred

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 Karlshamn i riksdagsvalet" (in Swedish). SVT. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
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