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Kalmar County

Coordinates:56°44′0″N15°54′0″E/ 56.73333°N 15.90000°E/56.73333; 15.90000
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Kalmar County
Kalmar län(Swedish)
County of Sweden
Flag of Kalmar County
Flag
Coat of arms of Kalmar County
Coat of arms
Kalmar County in Sweden
Kalmar County in Sweden
Location map of Kalmar County in Sweden
Location map of Kalmar County in Sweden
Coordinates:56°44′0″N15°54′0″E/ 56.73333°N 15.90000°E/56.73333; 15.90000
CountrySweden
Founded1634
CapitalKalmar
Municipalities
12
Government
• GovernorAllan Widman
•County CouncilLandstinget i Kalmar län
Area
• Total11,217.8 km2(4,331.2 sq mi)
Population
(31 December 2023)[1]
• Total246,667
• Density22/km2(57/sq mi)
GDP
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• TotalSEK 78 billion
€8.377 billion (2015)
Time zoneUTC+1(CET)
• Summer (DST)UTC+2(CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE-H
NUTS RegionSE213
Websitewww.h.lst.se

Kalmar County(Swedish:Kalmar län) is acountyorlänin southernSweden.It borders the counties ofKronoberg,Jönköping,BlekingeandÖstergötland.To the east in theBaltic Seais the islandGotland.

The counties are mainly administrative units. Geographically Kalmar County covers the eastern part in theSmålandprovince, and the entire island ofÖland.

Culture

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Much of Öland's present day landscape known as theStora Alvarethas been designated as aWorld Heritage SitebyUNESCO.This southern part of Öland is known for a large number ofrare species;earlypaleolithicsettlement atAlby;other prehistoric remains such as theGettlingeGravefield andEketorpFortress; and theOttenbyNature Preserve.

Administration

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Kalmar County was integrated withKronoberg Countyuntil 1672.Blekingewas a part of Kalmar County between 1680 and 1683, due to the foundation of the naval base atKarlskrona.

The seat of residence for theGovernororLandshövdingis Kalmar. The Governor is the head of theCounty Administrative BoardorLänsstyrelse.The County Administrative Board is aGovernment Agencyheaded by a Governor. SeeList of Kalmar County Governors.

Since 1997 The municipalities and the county council cooperate through the indirectly politically controlled Regional Council of Kalmar County. The regional council represents the municipalities interests in regional growth issues, coordinates infrastructure planning, higher education, common cultural issues and administers various governmental an EU grants.

Governors

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Main article:List of governors of Kalmar County

Riksdagelections

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The table details allRiksdagelection results of Kalmar County since the unicameral era began in1970.The blocs denote which party would support the Prime Minister or the lead opposition party towards the end of the elected parliament.

Year Turnout Votes V S MP C L KD M SD NyD Left Right
1970[3] 88.6 153,510 3.5 45.0 25.4 9.6 2.7 13.4 48.6 48.4
1973[4] 91.2 157,126 3.9 43.9 29.9 5.5 2.4 14.3 47.7 49.7
1976[5] 92.3 164,975 3.2 43.3 29.6 6.7 3.2 15.1 46.6 51.4
1979[6] 91.3 164,457 4.0 44.1 24.0 7.1 1.9 18.6 48.1 49.8
1982[7] 91.7 165,881 3.8 46.1 1.3 21.7 3.9 2.3 20.8 49.9 46.4
1985[8] 89.9 163,808 3.8 46.0 1.3 19.2 9.8 19.8 49.8 48.8
1988[9] 86.6 156,667 4.5 45.4 4.3 18.1 8.1 3.5 15.9 54.2 42.1
1991[10] 87.2 158,445 3.8 39.6 2.7 14.4 5.8 7.9 18.2 6.9 43.4 46.4
1994[11] 87.2 158,424 5.6 47.6 4.3 13.0 4.4 4.3 19.0 1.3 57.5 40.6
1998[12] 81.6 145,002 11.5 39.4 3.9 9.2 2.8 13.3 18.3 54.8 43.7
2002[13] 80.7 144,228 7.3 43.7 3.6 10.6 8.9 11.3 12.7 0.8 54.6 43.5
2006[14] 82.2 147,531 5.0 41.4 3.9 11.1 5.2 7.1 21.3 3.2 50.2 44.7
2010[15] 85.0 154,736 5.1 35.9 5.6 8.9 5.1 6.0 26.9 5.8 46.2 46.9
2014[16] 86.7 158,822 4.6 35.5 4.7 8.7 3.5 4.7 20.3 15.3 44.7 37.3
2018[17] 88.1 160,864 6.1 31.2 2.9 9.8 3.8 7.2 17.2 20.6 50.0 48.8
2022[18] 86.0 163,223 4.6 31.7 3.6 6.5 3.2 7.0 17.8 24.5 46.4 52.5

Municipalities

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Map of municipalities

On the mainland:

OnÖland:

Localities in order of size

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The five most populouslocalitiesof Kalmar County in 2020:[19]

# Locality Population
1 Kalmar 41,852
2 Västervik 21,472
3 Oskarshamn 18,921
4 Nybro 13,599
5 Vimmerby 8,231

Foreign background

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SCBhave collected statistics on backgrounds of residents since 2002. These tables consist of all who have two foreign-born parents or are born abroad themselves.[20]The chart lists election years and the last year on record alone.

Location 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2019
Borgholm 5.3 5.7 7.2 9.1 12.3 12.4
Emmaboda 10.2 11.9 13.6 15.8 22.3 23.4
Hultsfred 9.3 10.6 13.2 17.6 24.6 24.7
Högsby 10.3 11.4 14.8 19.2 28.7 28.5
Kalmar 8.9 10.3 12.1 13.9 17.1 17.9
Mönsterås 6.8 8.4 9.1 12.3 17.1 17.3
Mörbylånga 4.6 4.8 5.8 7.1 9.8 9.9
Nybro 9.7 10.6 12.5 15.9 21.8 22.1
Oskarshamn 8.8 10.2 11.9 14.1 17.9 18.3
Torsås 5.4 6.9 8.6 9.8 13.5 13.4
Vimmerby 5.8 7.2 8.8 10.5 15.3 15.5
Västervik 7.2 8.0 9.0 10.8 13.9 14.0
Total 8.0 9.1 10.7 13.0 17.2 17.5
Source: SCB[20]

Heraldry

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Main article:Heraldry of Småland

The County of Kalmar was formally granted its arms in 1944. Before this the county carried the arms of Småland and Öland side by side. The current arms is a combination of the arms for Småland and Öland. Blazon: "Quartered, the arms of Småland and Öland"

See also

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References and notes

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  1. ^"Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 31 december 2023 och befolkningsförändringar 2023".Statistics Sweden.31 December 2023.Retrieved2 June2024.
  2. ^Regions and Cities > Regional Statistics > Regional Economy > Regional GDP per Capita,OECD.Stats. Accessed on 16 November 2018.
  3. ^"Riksdagsvalet 1970"(PDF).SCB.Retrieved21 September2021.
  4. ^"Riksdagsvalet 1973"(PDF)(in Swedish). SCB.Retrieved14 September2021.
  5. ^"Riksdagsvalet 1976"(PDF)(in Swedish). SCB.Retrieved14 September2021.
  6. ^"Riksdagsvalet 1979"(PDF)(in Swedish). SCB.Retrieved14 September2021.
  7. ^"Riksdagsvalet 1982"(PDF)(in Swedish). SCB.Retrieved14 September2021.
  8. ^"Riksdagsvalet 1985"(PDF)(in Swedish). SCB.Retrieved14 September2021.
  9. ^"Riksdagsvalet 1988"(PDF)(in Swedish). SCB.Retrieved14 September2021.
  10. ^"Riksdagsvalet 1991"(PDF)(in Swedish). SCB.Retrieved14 September2021.
  11. ^"Riksdagsvalet 1994"(PDF)(in Swedish). SCB.Retrieved14 September2021.
  12. ^"Riksdagsvalet 1998"(PDF)(in Swedish). SCB.Retrieved14 September2021.
  13. ^"Valresultat Riksdag 2002"(in Swedish).Valmyndigheten.Archived fromthe originalon 7 September 2021.Retrieved14 September2021.
  14. ^"Allmänna val 17 september 2006"(in Swedish).Valmyndigheten.Archived fromthe originalon 28 September 2021.Retrieved14 September2021.
  15. ^"Röster - Val 2010"(in Swedish). Valmyndigheten. Archived fromthe originalon 17 December 2018.Retrieved14 September2021.
  16. ^"Röster - Val 2014"(in Swedish). Valmyndigheten. Archived fromthe originalon 11 November 2020.Retrieved14 September2021.
  17. ^"Röster - Val 2018"(in Swedish).Valmyndigheten.Archived fromthe originalon 17 December 2018.Retrieved14 September2021.
  18. ^"Valpresentation".resultat.val.se(in Swedish).Retrieved2023-01-26.
  19. ^"Localities 2018 – population, land area, population density"(XLSX).Statistics Sweden.24 October 2019.Retrieved24 November2019.
  20. ^ab"PxWeb - välj variabler och värden"(in Swedish).SCB.Retrieved11 August2020.
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