Härnösand Municipality

Municipality in Västernorrland County, Sweden

Härnösand Municipality Härnösands kommun
Municipality
Härnösands Town Hall
Coat of arms

Coordinates: 62°38′N 17°56′E / 62.633°N 17.933°E / 62.633; 17.933
Country	Sweden
County	Västernorrland County
Seat	Härnösand
Area ^[1]
• Total	1,938.58 km² (748.49 sq mi)
• Land	1,058.36 km² (408.64 sq mi)
• Water	880.22 km² (339.85 sq mi)
	Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population (31 December 2023)^[2]
• Total	24,654
• Density	13/km² (33/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	SE
Province	Ångermanland
Municipal code	2280

Härnösand Municipality (Swedish: Härnösands kommun) is a municipality in Västernorrland County, northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Härnösand (pop. 18,000).

The present municipality was formed in 1969 through the amalgamation of the City of Härnösand with Säbrå (itself created in 1952 when five former entities were merged) and Högsjö.

Its coat of arms depict a beaver with a pike in its mouth.

Villages

Demographics

This is a demographic table based on Härnösand 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 24,977 inhabitants, including 19,103 Swedish citizens of voting age.^[3] 59.6% voted for the left coalition and 39.2% for the right coalition.Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.

Location

Residents

Citizen
adults

Left vote

Right vote

Employed

Swedish
parents

Foreign
heritage

Income
SEK

Degree

Bondsjö-Säbrå

1,793

1,358

55.3

43.9

27,685

Brunne-Viksjö

1,295

1,079

50.2

48.4

23,395

Brännan

1,597

1,285

67.8

31.3

26,438

Centrum

1,803

1,507

68.3

30.5

21,793

Geresta-Gånsvik

2,537

1,839

61.3

37.5

27,758

Häggdånger

563

447

59.4

39.1

25,714

Hälletorp-Framnäs

1,813

1,266

59.8

39.1

23,332

Högsjö

1,420

1,110

55.8

41.6

21,148

Kullen-Haga

2,163

1,748

56.9

42.3

24,261

Landgren

2,256

1,734

62.3

36.7

21,841

Norra Härnön

1,796

1,362

67.7

31.6

27,298

Rotudden-Gådeåstaden

1,747

1,280

59.0

39.4

18,882

Älandsbro

2,170

1,701

49.2

49.7

24,838

Änget-Murberget

2,024

1,387

63.0

35.3

19,722

Source: SVT^[3]

References

^ "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.
^ "Folkmängd och befolkningsförändringar - Kvartal 4, 2023" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 22, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Valresultat 2022 för Härnösand i riksdagsvalet" (in Swedish). SVT. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2024.