Ovanåker Municipality

Ovanåker Municipality (Ovanåkers kommun) is a municipality in Gävleborg County, east central Sweden. The municipal seat is located in Edsbyn.

Ovanåker Municipality Ovanåkers kommun
Municipality
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 61°23′N 15°49′E
Country	Sweden
County	Gävleborg County
Seat	Edsbyn
Area [1]
• Total	2,016.98 km2 (778.76 sq mi)
• Land	1,873.31 km2 (723.29 sq mi)
• Water	143.67 km2 (55.47 sq mi)
	Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population  (31 December 2024)[2]
• Total	11,341
• Density	5.6/km2 (15/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	SE
Province	Hälsingland
Municipal code	2121
Website	www.ovanaker.se

The subdivision reform of 1952 saw the amalgamation of "old" Ovanåker with Voxna (both formed by the first local government acts of 1862). In 1977 Alfta (which 1974-1976 had been in Bollnäs Municipality) was added.

Localities

• Alfta
• Edsbyn (seat)
• Knåda
• Ovanåker
• Roteberg
• Runemo
• Viksjöfors

Demographics

This is a demographic table based on Ovanåker 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 11,705 residents, including 9,015 Swedish citizens of voting age.^[3] 47.5% voted for the left coalition and 51.7% 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
			%	%
Alfta N	2,369	1,790	46.5	52.6	77	82	18	21,878	26
Alfta S	2,212	1,788	45.6	53.4	84	95	5	23,438	30
Edsbyn	2,469	1,807	54.8	44.2	78	82	18	21,379	26
Ovanåker N	2,230	1,729	45.0	54.3	86	97	3	25,717	31
Ovanåker V	2,425	1,901	45.5	53.9	83	90	10	23,309	24
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, 2024" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 21, 2025. Retrieved February 22, 2025.
3. "Valresultat 2022 för Ovanåker i riksdagsvalet" (in Swedish). SVT. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2024.

External links

• Official website