Karlsborg Municipality

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

Karlsborg Municipality Karlsborgs kommun
Municipality
Karlsborg town hall
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 58°32′N 14°31′E
Country	Sweden
County	Västra Götaland County
Seat	Karlsborg
Area [1]
• Total	797.35 km2 (307.86 sq mi)
• Land	405.87 km2 (156.71 sq mi)
• Water	391.48 km2 (151.15 sq mi)
	Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population  (31 December 2023)[2]
• Total	7,061
• Density	8.9/km2 (23/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	SE
Province	Västergötland
Municipal code	1446
Website	www.karlsborg.se

The present municipality was formed in 1971 when "old" Karlsborg was amalgamated with Mölltorp and Undenäs.

The area has been dominated by Karlsborg Fortress and military activity throughout the last centuries.

Tiveden National Park is partly situated within the municipality. The Flugebyn airfield, home of the Västergötland Skydiving Club (Västergötlands Fallskärmsklubb) also lies in the municipality.

Demographics

This is a demographic table based on Karlsborg 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 6,959 residents, including 5,557 Swedish citizens of voting age.^[3] 43.3% voted for the left coalition and 55.8% 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
			%	%
Karlsborg C-S	2,057	1,657	40.4	58.4	79	88	12	23,542	38
Karlsborg N	2,068	1,641	44.0	55.1	84	91	9	25,703	35
Mölltorp-Brevik	1,832	1,443	46.0	53.5	81	91	9	25,897	34
Undenäs-Forsvik	1,002	816	45.4	53.5	77	88	12	21,277	29
Source: SVT[3]

References

1. "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.
2. "Folkmängd och befolkningsförändringar - Kvartal 4, 2023" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 22, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
3. "Valresultat 2022 för Karlsborg i riksdagsvalet" (in Swedish). SVT. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2024.

External links

• Media related to Karlsborg Municipality at Wikimedia Commons
• Karlsborg Municipality - Official site