Herrljunga Municipality
Herrljunga Municipality (Herrljunga kommun) is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Herrljunga.
Herrljunga Municipality Herrljunga kommun | |
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Herrljunga town hall | |
| Coat of arms | |
| Coordinates: 58°05′N 13°02′E / 58.083°N 13.033°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| County | Västra Götaland County |
| Seat | Herrljunga |
| Area | |
| • Total | 509.54 km2 (196.73 sq mi) |
| • Land | 497.55 km2 (192.11 sq mi) |
| • Water | 11.99 km2 (4.63 sq mi) |
| Area as of 1 January 2014. | |
| Population (31 December 2023)[2] | |
| • Total | 9,441 |
| • Density | 19/km2 (48/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | SE |
| Province | Västergötland |
| Municipal code | 1466 |
| Website | www.herrljunga.se |
The local government reform of 1952 formed two municipalities, Herrljunga and Gäsene, in the area. Before that the number was 22. In 1974 they were merged to form the present entity.
Localities edit
55% of the population live in built-up areas. The largest of them are:
- Annelund
- Fåglavik
- Herrljunga
- Hudene
- Ljung
Demographics edit
This is a demographic table based on Herrljunga 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 9,493 residents, including 7,313 Swedish citizens of voting age.[3] 42.5% voted for the left coalition and 55.8% for the right coalition.
| Location | Residents | Citizen adults | Left vote | Right vote | Employed | Swedish parents | Foreign heritage | Income SEK | Degree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | ||||||||
| Gäsene Ö | 1,385 | 1,110 | 30.5 | 67.2 | 86 | 91 | 9 | 24,931 | 28 |
| Herrljunga C | 2,560 | 1,877 | 50.6 | 47.8 | 76 | 73 | 27 | 22,599 | 29 |
| Herrljunga V | 1,829 | 1,425 | 46.4 | 52.8 | 90 | 89 | 11 | 27,265 | 33 |
| Herrljunga Ö | 1,563 | 1,251 | 40.4 | 57.9 | 82 | 87 | 13 | 24,824 | 30 |
| Ljung | 2,156 | 1,650 | 40.6 | 57.7 | 82 | 87 | 13 | 24,651 | 28 |
| Source: SVT[3] | |||||||||
Politics edit
Since the 2022 election the municipal government is controlled by a majority consisting of the Social Democrats, Left Party, Centre Party and Liberals with Mats Palm of the Social Democrats as commissioner.[4] The municipal council of Herrljunga has 34 seats.[5]
References edit
- ^ (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 2014-01-01. Archived from the original (Microsoft Excel) on 2016-09-27. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
- ^ "Folkmängd och befolkningsförändringar - Kvartal 4, 2023" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 22, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
- ^ a b c "Valresultat 2022 för Herrljunga i riksdagsvalet" (in Swedish). SVT. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ Dennert, Magnus (2022-11-22). "Klart med maktskifte i Herrljunga". SVT Nyheter Väst (in Swedish). Retrieved 2023-02-26.
- ^ "Kommunfullmäktige" (in Swedish). Herrljunga Municipality. 2023-01-04. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
External links edit
- Media related to Herrljunga Municipality at Wikimedia Commons
- Herrljunga Municipality - Official site
- Herrljunga Cider - In Swedish, English and German
- Herrljunga Cider UK Distributor - In English