Hofors Municipality
Hofors kommun
Municipality
Coat of arms of Hofors Municipality
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 60°33′N 16°17′E / 60.550°N 16.283°E / 60.550; 16.283
CountrySweden
CountyGävleborg County
SeatHofors
Area
[1]
 • Total445.71 km2 (172.09 sq mi)
 • Land409.94 km2 (158.28 sq mi)
 • Water35.77 km2 (13.81 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 (31 December 2021)[2]
 • Total9,578
 • Density21/km2 (56/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceGästrikland
Municipal code2104
Websitewww.hofors.se

Hofors Municipality (Hofors kommun) is a municipality in Gävleborg County, east central Sweden. Its seat is in Hofors with 7,400 inhabitants, situated at 60°33′N 16°17′E / 60.550°N 16.283°E / 60.550; 16.283.

The first municipality with the name of Hofors was broken away from Torsåker in 1925. In 1971 the two entities were reunited to form the present municipality.

The coat of arms stem from 1968, and is derived from a map from 1539, where the town Hofors was surrounded by iron mines. ().

Geography

Nearest cities are Gävle, 50 kilometers away, and Falun, 30 kilometers away.

Localities

Demographics

This is a demographic table based on Hofors Municipality's electoral districts in the 2022 Swedish general election sourced from SVT's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official statistics.[3]

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 7,375 Swedish citizens of voting age resident in the municipality.[3] 50.8 % voted for the left coalition and 48.1 % for the right coalition.

Sister cities

Two sister cities:

Until recently, Tokke in Norway was a sister city, but it has for some reason been discontinued. (Source: )

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. 1 2 3 "Valresultat 2022 för Hofors i riksdagsvalet" (in Swedish). SVT. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2023.


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