Bengtsfors Municipality

Municipality in Västra Götaland County, Sweden

Bengtsfors Municipality Bengtsfors kommun
Municipality

Coat of arms

Coordinates: 59°02′N 12°13′E / 59.033°N 12.217°E / 59.033; 12.217
Country	Sweden
County	Västra Götaland County
Seat	Bengtsfors
Area ^[1]
• Total	1,059.19 km² (408.96 sq mi)
• Land	882.93 km² (340.90 sq mi)
• Water	176.26 km² (68.05 sq mi)
	Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population (31 December 2023)^[2]
• Total	9,138
• Density	8.6/km² (22/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	SE
Province	Dalsland
Municipal code	1460
Website	www.bengtsfors.se
Density is calculated using land area only.

Bengtsfors Municipality (Bengtsfors kommun) is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Bengtsfors.

The present municipality was formed in 1971 when the former market town (köping) of Bengtsfors (instituted in 1926) was amalgamated with the municipalities of Bäckefors, Lelång and Steneby.

Geography

The municipality has much water areas, consisting of lakes and streams. It makes it a good place for canoeing, fishing and bathing.

Every year a canoeing marathon called Dalslands Kanot Marathon+, or DKM+, is held. It is an enduring 55 km long (a marathon "plus"), stretching through the many municipal streams, and one of Sweden's largest canoeing competitions.

Bengtsfors is also crossed by the Dalsland Canal.

Localities

Localities in the municipality and inhabitants:

Bengtsfors (seat), 3,600 inh.
Billingsfors, 1,400 inh.
Bäckefors, 750 inh.
Dals Långed, 1,700 inh.
Gustavsfors, 700 inh.
Skåpafors, 400 inh.

Demographics

This is a demographic table based on Bengtsfors 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 9,389 residents, including 7,070 Swedish citizens of voting age.^[3] 46.3% voted for the left coalition and 52.9% 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

Nordvästra

2,300

1,659

44.7

54.7

21,073

Nordöstra

1,886

1,340

45.5

53.5

21,256

Norra

2,063

1,610

45.9

53.3

24,544

Sydvästra

1,439

1,136

36.7

62.8

22,915

Sydöstra

1,701

1,325

55.9

43.0

20,036

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 Bengtsfors i riksdagsvalet" (in Swedish). SVT. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2024.