Tanum Municipality Tanums kommun | |
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| Coordinates:58°43′N11°19′E / 58.717°N 11.317°E /58.717; 11.317 | |
| Country | Sweden |
| County | Västra Götaland County |
| Seat | Tanumshede |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,351.35 km2 (907.86 sq mi) |
| • Land | 917.24 km2 (354.15 sq mi) |
| • Water | 1,434.11 km2 (553.71 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2024)[2] | |
• Total | 12,773 |
| • Density | 5.4/km2 (14/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | SE |
| Province | Bohuslän |
| Municipal code | 1435 |
| Website | www.tanum.se |
Tanum Municipality (IPA:[ˈtânːɵm];[3]Tanums kommun) is amunicipality inVästra Götaland County in southwesternSweden. Its seat is the town ofTanumshede, with 1,600 inhabitants.
The present municipality was formed in 1971 through the amalgamation of three former units. Before the subdivision reform of 1952, there were seven entities in the area.
The parish is named after the old farm Tanum (NorseTúnheimr), since the first church was built there. The first element istún 'countrycourtyard', the last element is heimr 'homestead, farm'.
This is a demographic table based on Tanum Municipality's electoral districts in the2022 Swedish general election sourced fromSVT's election platform, in turn taken fromSCB official statistics.[4]
In total there were 12,959 residents, including 10,274 Swedish citizens of voting age.[4] 41.4% voted for the left coalition and 57.5% 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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| Bullaren | 1,483 | 1,185 | 33.4 | 64.5 | 81 | 89 | 11 | 24,701 | 25 |
| Fjällbacka | 1,175 | 990 | 39.5 | 60.1 | 78 | 86 | 14 | 25,583 | 35 |
| Grebbestad N | 1,485 | 1,205 | 38.5 | 60.7 | 80 | 90 | 10 | 27,126 | 38 |
| Grebbestad S | 1,438 | 1,201 | 36.2 | 63.1 | 81 | 89 | 11 | 26,443 | 36 |
| Hamburgsund | 1,837 | 1,555 | 53.7 | 46.1 | 83 | 92 | 8 | 23,768 | 48 |
| Kville-Rabbalshede | 1,644 | 1,295 | 44.0 | 54.8 | 85 | 93 | 7 | 25,205 | 30 |
| Tanumshede | 2,018 | 1,451 | 40.2 | 57.9 | 76 | 71 | 29 | 23,129 | 23 |
| Tanumshede-Lur | 1,879 | 1,392 | 39.1 | 59.6 | 73 | 79 | 21 | 21,712 | 29 |
| Source:SVT[4] | |||||||||
Therock carvings at Tanum have been declared aUNESCOWorld Heritage Site. The heritage area is located around the seat ofTanumshede, covering an area of 18 km2.
Most carvings show men and ships. Several show animals such as oxen and horses.
Tanum Municipality has made its rock carving the subject of itscoat of arms.
TheGreby grave field, the largestgrave field in Bohuslän, lies near the locality ofGrebbestad.
Tanum is one of the first municipalities to requireurine separation toilets to help combat the looming global shortage ofphosphorus.
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