Ulricehamn Municipality

Municipality in Västra Götaland County, Sweden

Ulricehamn Municipality Ulricehamns kommun
Municipality
Ulricehamn town hall
Coat of arms

Coordinates: 57°47′N 13°25′E / 57.783°N 13.417°E / 57.783; 13.417
Country	Sweden
County	Västra Götaland County
Seat	Ulricehamn
Area ^[1]
• Total	1,116.71 km² (431.16 sq mi)
• Land	1,046.02 km² (403.87 sq mi)
• Water	70.69 km² (27.29 sq mi)
	Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population (31 December 2023)^[2]
• Total	25,087
• Density	22/km² (58/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	SE
Province	Västergötland
Municipal code	1491
Website	www.ulricehamn.se

Ulricehamn Municipality (Ulricehamns kommun) is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Ulricehamn.

The present municipality was created in 1974 when the former City of Ulricehamn was merged with three former rural municipalities (themselves established through amalgamations of minor units in 1952).

Localities

Demographics

This is a demographic table based on Ulricehamn 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 24,871 residents, including 18,972 Swedish citizens of voting age.^[3] 43.9% voted for the left coalition and 54.8% for the right coalition.

Location

Residents

Citizen
adults

Left vote

Right vote

Employed

Swedish
parents

Foreign
heritage

Income
SEK

Degree

Blidsberg/Dalum

2,089

1,571

38.0

59.9

22,233

Centrum/Tingsholm N

1,692

1,409

47.9

51.2

21,756

Fridhem/Paradiset/C-S

2,028

1,641

44.7

54.3

26,372

Gunnarshill

1,648

1,201

50.4

48.3

26,758

Gällstad/Rånnaväg

2,113

1,611

46.1

52.8

24,464

Hökerum/Nitta

2,451

1,838

40.4

58.2

26,465

Hössna/Liared

1,479

1,098

35.7

63.0

25,736

Marbäck/Fredriksberg

2,385

1,760

48.5

50.3

28,334

Markuslyckan/Karlslätt

1,525

1,094

48.9

49.1

25,533

Skarpås/Furet

1,695

1,279

46.2

52.8

26,847

Timmele/Älmestad

2,024

1,599

37.8

61.4

25,893

Tvärred/Vegby

2,059

1,514

45.7

53.2

25,968

Villastaden/Bronäs

1,683

1,357

44.3

54.7

24,739

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 Ulricehamn i riksdagsvalet" (in Swedish). SVT. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2024.