Örebro County
Örebro County (Swedish: Örebro län) is a county or län in central Sweden. It borders the counties of Västra Götaland, Värmland, Dalarna, Västmanland, Södermanland and Östergötland. It is frequently culturally divided into the hilly northern region of Bergslagen, where mining and metallurgic industry have been important since the Middle Ages, and the southern Mälardalen of lakes and farms.[2]
Örebro County Örebro län | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Örebro County in Sweden | |
Location map of Örebro County in Sweden | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Founded | 1634 |
| Capital | Örebro |
| Municipalities | |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Maria Larsson |
| • Council | Landstinget i Örebro |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8,545.6 km2 (3,299.5 sq mi) |
| Population (30 September 2017)[1] | |
| • Total | 297,997 |
| • Density | 35/km2 (90/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | SE-T |
| GDP/ Nominal | SEK 61,203 million (2004) |
| GDP per capita | SEK 224,000 |
| NUTS Region | SE124 |
| Website | www |
Province
Sweden's counties are primarily administrative units, whereas the provinces of Sweden usually fit cultural and historical boundaries. Örebro County consists of the province of Närke, the western half of Västmanland and minor parts of eastern Värmland and northeastern Västergötland. Örebro County is named after its capital city, Örebro, which in 2010 was the sixth largest city of Sweden. Official 2010 numbers sourced in the localities section indicate that 38% of the county population is living in the city of Örebro alone. Örebro itself contains just as many inhabitants as the 23 other largest localities put together, and has grown significantly ever since the official statistics began in the late 1960s.
Administration
The county was named Närke and Värmland County until 1779 when Värmland County seceded.
The main aim of the County Administrative Board is to fulfil the goals set in national politics by the Riksdag and the Government, to coordinate the interests of the county, to promote the development of the county, to establish regional goals and safeguard the due process of law in the handling of each case. The County Administrative Board is a Government Agency headed by a Governor. See List of Örebro Governors.
Politics
The County Council of Örebro or Örebro läns landsting, which is appointed by the electorate of the county, is primarily responsible for health care and public transportation.
Riksdag elections
The table details all Riksdag election results of Örebro County since the unicameral era began in 1970. The blocs denote which party would support the Prime Minister or the lead opposition party towards the end of the elected parliament.
| Year | Turnout | Votes | V | S | MP | C | L | KD | M | SD | NyD | Left | Right |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970[3] | 88.4 | 174,031 | 4.3 | 51.1 | 20.1 | 14.3 | 2.2 | 7.6 | 55.4 | 41.9 | |||
| 1973[4] | 90.9 | 177,310 | 4.8 | 49.8 | 23.6 | 9.2 | 2.3 | 9.6 | 54.6 | 42.7 | |||
| 1976[5] | 91.9 | 184,721 | 4.3 | 48.7 | 24.0 | 10.0 | 1.7 | 10.8 | 53.0 | 44.8 | |||
| 1979[6] | 90.7 | 183,059 | 5.3 | 49.2 | 17.9 | 10.0 | 2.0 | 14.9 | 54.4 | 42.8 | |||
| 1982[7] | 91.5 | 185,686 | 5.4 | 52.2 | 1.5 | 14.9 | 5.6 | 2.8 | 17.4 | 57.6 | 37.9 | ||
| 1985[8] | 90.1 | 184,019 | 5.4 | 50.6 | 1.6 | 12.6 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 56.0 | 41.7 | |||
| 1988[9] | 86.5 | 176,006 | 6.6 | 49.0 | 4.4 | 10.7 | 12.3 | 3.6 | 12.8 | 60.0 | 35.8 | ||
| 1991[10] | 86.9 | 177,453 | 5.2 | 43.5 | 2.8 | 7.8 | 9.4 | 8.3 | 15.7 | 6.7 | 48.7 | 41.2 | |
| 1994[11] | 87.2 | 178,636 | 7.1 | 50.8 | 4.6 | 6.9 | 7.4 | 5.0 | 16.3 | 1.2 | 62.5 | 35.5 | |
| 1998[12] | 81.9 | 166,371 | 13.6 | 42.1 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 11.3 | 16.7 | 60.0 | 37.8 | ||
| 2002[13] | 81.2 | 166,597 | 8.9 | 46.5 | 4.2 | 6.4 | 11.2 | 9.0 | 10.7 | 1.7 | 59.6 | 37.4 | |
| 2006[14] | 82.8 | 171,303 | 7.2 | 43.1 | 4.6 | 7.5 | 6.6 | 7.2 | 18.8 | 3.8 | 53.8 | 40.1 | |
| 2010[15] | 85.6 | 182,378 | 5.7 | 38.8 | 6.5 | 5.4 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 24.0 | 6.1 | 51.0 | 41.8 | |
| 2014[16] | 86.7 | 188,704 | 5.4 | 36.9 | 6.4 | 5.6 | 4.3 | 5.2 | 18.6 | 14.4 | 48.6 | 33.6 | |
| 2018[17] | 87.7 | 195,157 | 7.6 | 33.1 | 3.7 | 7.8 | 4.6 | 6.9 | 16.6 | 18.2 | 52.2 | 46.3 |
Geography and climate
The southern Närke plain, the forested north and the highland to the west makes for a varying landscape. Örebro County is located between the four major lakes of Sweden and has coastlines on two of them. Capital Örebro is alongside Hjälmaren, located slightly inland along Svartån. The southern area of the county has a transitional climate between oceanic and continental, with warm summers and cold, variable winters. Örebro has a July high of around 23 °C (73 °F) and winter highs around 0 °C (32 °F) with frosts being frequent from November to April. The proximity to the major lakes moderates winter temperatures somewhat, undermining the continental effects of its inland position. The northern areas of the county are slightly cooler year-round. The summer temperatures on the Närke Plain are some of the warmest in all of Scandinavia and by extension Northern Europe.
Municipalities
Örebro County is divided into 12 municipalities.[2][18]
| Municipality | Population (2017) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Askersund | 11,175 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Degerfors | 9,668 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hällefors | 7,109 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hallsberg | 15,932 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Karlskoga | 30,413 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kumla | 21,506 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Laxå | 5,643 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lekeberg | 7,868 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lindesberg | 23,613 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ljusnarsberg | 3,016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nora | 10,747 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Örebro | 150,291 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source: Statistics Sweden[19] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Localities (2018 Statistics Sweden estimates)
| Pos | Locality | Population | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Örebro | 124 027 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Karlskoga | 27 562 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Kumla | 17 089 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Lindesberg | 9 732 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Hallsberg | 8 457 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Degerfors | 7 371 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Nora | 6 773 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Hällefors | 4 506 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Askersund | 4 172 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Laxå | 3 119 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Kopparberg | 3 028 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Hovsta | 2 786 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Vintrosa | 2 725 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Frövi | 2 534 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Fjugesta | 2 336 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Ekeby-Almby | 2 143 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | Storå | 1 917 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | Pålsboda | 1 686 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | Garphyttan | 1 544 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | Åsbro | 1 457 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | Fellingsbro | 1 393 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | Odensbacken | 1 338 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | Sköllersta | 1 091 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source: Statistics Sweden[20] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Demographics
Population
| Year | Population | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 275,490 | ||||||||
| 1975 | 273,923 | ||||||||
| 1980 | 274,356 | ||||||||
| 1985 | 270,211 | ||||||||
| 1990 | 272,513 | ||||||||
| 1995 | 276,417 | ||||||||
| 2000 | 273,615 | ||||||||
| 2005 | 274,121 | ||||||||
| 2010 | 280,230 | ||||||||
| 2015 | 291,012 | ||||||||
| 2020 | 305,643 | ||||||||
| Source: SCB - Folkmängd efter region och år. | |||||||||
Foreign background
SCB have collected statistics on backgrounds of residents since 2002. These tables consist of all who have two foreign-born parents or are born abroad themselves.[21] The chart lists election years and the last year on record alone.
| Location | 2002 | 2006 | 2010 | 2014 | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Askersund | 5.5 | 6.1 | 6.4 | 7.9 | 10.3 | 10.7 |
| Degerfors | 11.2 | 12.2 | 13.8 | 15.5 | 19.4 | 19.8 |
| Hallsberg | 8.8 | 10.3 | 11.9 | 13.8 | 19.5 | 20.2 |
| Hällefors | 15.3 | 17.0 | 18.7 | 20.7 | 26.1 | 26.6 |
| Karlskoga | 13.4 | 14.5 | 15.4 | 19.1 | 21.4 | 21.8 |
| Kumla | 9.8 | 11.3 | 12.7 | 14.4 | 16.7 | 17.1 |
| Laxå | 13.9 | 13.5 | 12.8 | 18.0 | 21.2 | 21.5 |
| Lekeberg | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 8.0 | 8.5 |
| Lindesberg | 10.0 | 11.5 | 13.6 | 16.7 | 20.0 | 20.1 |
| Ljusnarsberg | 11.1 | 12.6 | 14.7 | 20.1 | 23.7 | 23.3 |
| Nora | 8.7 | 10.2 | 11.7 | 13.2 | 17.4 | 17.4 |
| Örebro | 16.0 | 17.8 | 20.4 | 22.3 | 25.3 | 26.2 |
| Total | 13.0 | 14.5 | 16.5 | 18.7 | 22.0 | 22.6 |
| Source: SCB [21] | ||||||
Heraldry
The arms for the County of Örebro is a combination of the arms of Närke, Västmanland and Värmland. When it is shown with a royal crown it represents the County Administrative Board.
See also
- Duke of Närke, a title for members of the royal family (see Duchies in Sweden)
References and notes
- ^ "Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 30 september 2017 och befolkningsförändringar 1 juli–30 september 2017. Totalt". Statistics Sweden. 2017-11-08. from the original on 2018-09-24. Retrieved 2017-11-19.
- ^ a b "Örebro län; Fakta & Perspectiv". Regionfakta. Pantzare Information. from the original on 8 October 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
- ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1970" (PDF). SCB. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
- ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1973" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1976" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1979" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1982)" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1985" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1988)" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1991" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1994" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ "Valresultat Riksdag 2002" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ "Allmänna val 17 september 2006" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ "Röster - Val 2010" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ "Röster - Val 2014" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ "Röster - Val 2018" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ "Örebro län". Information om Sverige. County Administrative Board of Västra Götaland. 2016. from the original on 8 October 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
- ^ "Population by region and year". Statistics Sweden. from the original on 7 October 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
- ^ "Statistiska tätorter 2018; befolkning, landareal, befolkningstäthet". scb.se. Statistics Sweden. from the original on 10 October 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
- ^ a b "PxWeb - välj variabler och värden" (in Swedish). SCB. from the original on 7 August 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
External links
- County Administrative Board of Örebro
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