Hylte Municipality
Hylte Municipality
Hylte kommun | |
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 Hylte town hall | |
 Coat of arms | |
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| Coordinates:57°00′N13°15′E/ 57.000°N 13.250°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| County | Halland County |
| Seat | Hyltebruk |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,046.59 km2(404.09 sq mi) |
| • Land | 946.08 km2(365.28 sq mi) |
| • Water | 100.51 km2(38.81 sq mi) |
| Area as of 1 January 2014. | |
| Population (31 December 2023)[2] | |
| • Total | 10,299 |
| • Density | 9.8/km2(25/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1(CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2(CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | SE |
| Province | HallandandSmåland |
| Municipal code | 1315 |
| Website | www.hylte.se |
Hylte Municipality(Hylte kommun) is the only inlandmunicipalityofHalland Countyin southwestSweden.The industrialtownHyltebrukis the seat of the municipality.
The first Hylte Municipality was created in 1952 through theamalgamationof three minor units inJönköping County.In 1974 further amalgamations took place and the county boundary was redrawn.
Geography
[edit]The municipality straddles the boundary of two historicprovinces,HallandandSmåland.
Localities
[edit]There are 6urban areas(also called a Tätort or locality) in Hylte Municipality.
In the table the localities are listed according to the size of the population as of December 31, 2005. The municipal seat is in bold characters.
| # | Locality | Population |
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| 1 | Hyltebruk | 3,742 |
| 2 | Torup | 1,239 |
| 3 | Unnaryd | 760 |
| 4 | Rydöbruk | 385 |
| 5 | Landeryd | 372 |
| 6 | Kinnared | 297 |
Demographics
[edit]This is a demographic table based on Hylte Municipality's electoral districts in the2022 Swedish general electionsourced fromSVT's election platform, in turn taken fromSCBofficial statistics.[3]
In total there were 10,590 residents, including 7,442 Swedish citizens of voting age.[3]44.1% voted for the left coalition and 55.0% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | ||||||||
| Hyltebruk | 1,218 | 879 | 51.4 | 47.7 | 67 | 56 | 44 | 18,852 | 22 |
| Kinnared-Drängsered | 1,013 | 723 | 36.6 | 62.1 | 79 | 78 | 22 | 23,897 | 27 |
| Landeryd-Långaryd | 1,293 | 963 | 41.2 | 57.8 | 84 | 86 | 14 | 25,671 | 28 |
| Rydöbruk-Femsjö | 841 | 578 | 38.3 | 61.5 | 78 | 73 | 27 | 23,231 | 27 |
| Staffansbo | 1,491 | 1,073 | 46.1 | 53.5 | 83 | 70 | 30 | 25,927 | 24 |
| Torup | 1,706 | 1,256 | 44.4 | 54.7 | 78 | 76 | 24 | 23,022 | 27 |
| Unnaryd-Jälluntofta | 1,238 | 870 | 43.7 | 55.2 | 80 | 71 | 29 | 22,583 | 29 |
| Örnabäckshult | 1,790 | 1,100 | 47.9 | 50.8 | 72 | 45 | 55 | 23,157 | 21 |
| Source:SVT[3] | |||||||||
References
[edit]- ^"Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014"(in Swedish).Statistics Sweden.2014-01-01. Archived fromthe original(Microsoft Excel)on 2016-09-27.Retrieved2014-04-18.
- ^"Folkmängd och befolkningsförändringar - Kvartal 4, 2023"(in Swedish).Statistics Sweden.February 22, 2024.RetrievedFebruary 22,2024.
- ^abc"Valresultat 2022 för Hylte i riksdagsvalet"(in Swedish).SVT.11 September 2022.Retrieved3 January2024.
External links
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Media related toHylte Municipalityat Wikimedia Commons- Hylte Municipality- Official site
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