Sala Municipality
Sala kommun
Municipality
Sala Town Hall
Sala Town Hall
Coat of arms of Sala Municipality
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 59°55′N 16°36′E / 59.917°N 16.600°E / 59.917; 16.600
CountrySweden
CountyVästmanland County
SeatSala
Area
[1]
 • Total1,204.39 km2 (465.02 sq mi)
 • Land1,166.85 km2 (450.52 sq mi)
 • Water37.54 km2 (14.49 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 (31 December 2021)[2]
 • Total22,998
 • Density19/km2 (49/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceVästmanland and Uppland
Municipal code1981
Websitewww.sala.se

Sala Municipality (Swedish: Sala kommun) is a municipality in Västmanland County in central Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Sala.

The present municipality was created in 1971, when the City of Sala was amalgamated with the rural municipalities Möklinta and Tärna and a part of Västerfärnebo.

Localities

Demographics

This is a demographic table based on Sala 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 22,969 residents, including 17,496 Swedish citizens of voting age.[3] 46.1% voted for the left coalition and 52.6% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.

See also

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 i riket, län och kommuner 31 december 2021" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 22, 2022. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "Valresultat 2022 för Sala i riksdagsvalet" (in Swedish). SVT. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2023.

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