Svenljunga Municipality Svenljunga kommun | |
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| Coordinates:57°30′N13°07′E / 57.500°N 13.117°E /57.500; 13.117 | |
| Country | Sweden |
| County | Västra Götaland County |
| Seat | Svenljunga |
| Area | |
• Total | 987.15 km2 (381.14 sq mi) |
| • Land | 919.76 km2 (355.12 sq mi) |
| • Water | 67.39 km2 (26.02 sq mi) |
| Area as of 1 January 2014. | |
| Population (30 June 2025)[2] | |
• Total | 10,675 |
| • Density | 11.606/km2 (30.060/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | SE |
| Province | Västergötland |
| Municipal code | 1465 |
| Website | www.svenljunga.se |
Svenljunga Municipality (Swedish:Svenljunga kommun) is amunicipality inVästra Götaland County in westernSweden. Its seat is located in the town ofSvenljunga.
The present municipality was created in 1971 when five municipal units (or parts thereof) were amalgamated. The number of original entities (as of 1863) is 14.
Through the municipality the riverÄtran flows in a scenic valley. It flows through the town ofSvenljunga, where an old bridge crosses it.
This was the hometown of the great-great-great grandfather ofEmma Stone,American actress. In the 18th-century, the village of Mårdaklev in Svenljunga Municipality was the home of a trio of sibling textile artists:Sven Erlandsson,Katarina Erlandsdotter andLisa Erlandsdotter.
This is a demographic table based on Svenljunga Municipality's electoral districts in the2022 Swedish general election sourced fromSVT's election platform, in turn taken fromSCB official statistics.[3]
In total there were 10,857 residents, including 8,140 Swedish citizens of voting age.[3] 38.6% voted for the left coalition and 60.3% 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 |
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| Hillared | 1,300 | 985 | 39.8 | 59.2 | 86 | 85 | 15 | 27,132 | 31 |
| Högvad | 1,623 | 1,231 | 36.6 | 62.3 | 81 | 82 | 18 | 22,772 | 23 |
| Kindaholm | 1,498 | 1,152 | 40.8 | 57.6 | 80 | 85 | 15 | 22,245 | 26 |
| Sexdrega | 1,265 | 989 | 39.2 | 59.7 | 85 | 87 | 13 | 25,519 | 23 |
| Svenljunga S | 1,588 | 1,160 | 38.6 | 60.5 | 75 | 75 | 25 | 22,596 | 23 |
| Svenljunga V | 1,788 | 1,249 | 37.4 | 62.1 | 77 | 69 | 31 | 23,234 | 24 |
| Svenljunga Ö | 1,795 | 1,374 | 36.6 | 62.3 | 83 | 82 | 18 | 24,735 | 25 |
| Source:SVT[3] | |||||||||
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