Tibro Municipality
Tibro kommun
Municipality
Coat of arms of Tibro Municipality
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 58°25′N 14°10′E / 58.417°N 14.167°E / 58.417; 14.167
CountrySweden
CountyVästra Götaland County
SeatTibro
Area
[1]
 • Total236.84 km2 (91.44 sq mi)
 • Land221.47 km2 (85.51 sq mi)
 • Water15.37 km2 (5.93 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 (31 December 2021)[2]
 • Total11,281
 • Density48/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceVästergötland
Municipal code1472
Websitewww.tibro.se

Tibro Municipality (Tibro kommun) is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Tibro. Fagersanna is the only other population center in the municipality.

Demographics

This is a demographic table based on Tibro 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 11,272 residents, including 8,641 Swedish citizens of voting age.[3] 44.0 % voted for the left coalition and 54.7 % for the right coalition.

Sports

The sports club Tibro AIK FK is located in Tibro Municipality.

The famous tennis player Robin Söderling and ice hockey player Anton Strålman come from Tibro.

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 Tibro i riksdagsvalet" (in Swedish). SVT. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2024.


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