Ovanåker (municipality)
Ovanåker municipality | |||||
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State : | Sweden | ||||
Province (län): | Gävleborg County | ||||
Historical Province (landskap): | Hälsingland | ||||
Main place: | Edsbyn | ||||
SCB code: | 2121 | ||||
Residents : | 11,670 (December 31, 2019) | ||||
Area : | 2017 km² (January 1, 2016) | ||||
Population density : | 5.8 inhabitants / km² | ||||
Website : | www.ovanaker.se | ||||
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Coordinates: 61 ° 22 ′ N , 15 ° 54 ′ O Ovanåker is a municipality ( Swedish kommun ) in the Swedish province of Gävleborgs län and the historic province of Hälsingland . The main town of the municipality is Edsbyn . The Orsa – Bollnäs railway runs through the municipality.
geography
The community is located in the foothills of the Scandinavian Mountains . It is a slightly undulating, forest-covered area that rises to the north. The river Voxnan and its tributary Gryckån flow in meanders through the municipality. There are several rapids in the undeveloped parts of the river.
economy
The woodworking industry dominates in Ovanåker municipality. Important industrial locations are Edsbyn , Alfta and Viksjöfors .
politics
The election to the municipal parliament on September 17, 2006 resulted in the following result. The results from 2002 in brackets.
Political party | be right | percent | Mandates |
Moderata samlingspartiet | 537 (481) | 7.37 (6.31) | 3 (3) |
Centerpartiet | 2630 (2672) | 36.10 (35.03) | 15 (14) |
Folkpartiet liberalerna | 295 (506) | 4.05 (6.63) | 2 (3) |
Kristdemokraterna | 788 (1017) | 10.82 (13.33) | 4 (5) |
Socialdemokraterna | 2575 (2180) | 35.35 (28.58) | 15 (12) |
Vänsterpartiet | 308 (433) | 4.23 (5.68) | 2 (2) |
Miljöpartiet de Gröna | 59 (320) | 0.81 (4.20) | 0 (2) |
Other | 93 (19) | 1.28 (0.25) | 0 (0) |
Web links
- Official website (Swedish)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner December 31, 2019 at Statistiska centralbyrån
- ↑ Kommunarealer January 1, 2016 at Statistiska centralbyrån (including all inland waters)
- ↑ Raw data from the Swedish electoral authority