Nordanstig Municipality (Nordanstigs kommun) is a municipality in Gävleborg County, east central Sweden.
Nordanstig Municipality
Nordanstigs kommun | |
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 Coat of arms | |
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| Coordinates: 61°59′N 17°04′E / 61.983°N 17.067°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| County | Gävleborg County |
| Seat | Bergsjö |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,525.99 km2 (975.29 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,370.64 km2 (529.21 sq mi) |
| • Water | 1,155.35 km2 (446.08 sq mi) |
| Area as of 1 January 2014. | |
| Population (31 December 2023)[2] | |
| • Total | 9,370 |
| • Density | 3.7/km2 (9.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | SE |
| Province | Hälsingland |
| Municipal code | 2132 |
| Website | www.nordanstig.se |
The municipal seat is located in Bergsjö.
The municipality was created in 1974 when Bergsjö, Gnarp, Hassela and Harmånger were amalgamated. The name chosen for the new municipality was taken from a corresponding ecclesiastical entity, Nordanstigs kontrakt, which got this name in 1916 on the initiative of Nathan Söderblom, the archbishop of Uppsala.
The current municipal arms was designed in the mid 80s. It depicts: A horse to symbolize the forest and agricultural industry; the net symbolizes fishing and six net mesh to symbolize the six municipal parishes (Hassela, Bergsjö, Ilsbo, Gnarp, Jättendal and Harmånger).
Olympic gold medalist in slalom from 2018 PyongChang, André Myhrer, is born in Bergsjö, Nordanstig municipality.
Localities edit
Demographics edit
This is a demographic table based on Nordanstig 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 9,475 inhabitants, with 7,393 Swedish citizens of voting age.[3] 47.8% voted for the left coalition and 50.8% 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 |
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| % | % | ||||||||
| Bergsjö | 2,293 | 1,770 | 46.8 | 51.5 | 79 | 86 | 14 | 23,024 | 30 |
| Gnarp | 2,267 | 1,749 | 45.6 | 52.7 | 81 | 93 | 7 | 22,288 | 27 |
| Harmånger-Ilsbo | 1,975 | 1,495 | 44.3 | 54.9 | 81 | 90 | 10 | 22,291 | 25 |
| Hassela-Älgered | 1,228 | 998 | 53.7 | 45.0 | 79 | 89 | 11 | 21,835 | 24 |
| Jättendal-Stocka | 1,712 | 1,381 | 52.1 | 46.5 | 79 | 90 | 10 | 23,018 | 28 |
| Source: SVT[3] | |||||||||
Islands edit
Economy edit
The manufacturing industry provides 25% of the employment; service and communications 14%; agriculture, forest and fishing industries 6%; education and research 9%.
Largest private employers were (2004):[4]
- Strömsbruksfabriken - 150 employees
- Trima AB - 125 employees
- Plyfa AB - 80 employees
- SMP Parts - 50 employees
- Hassela utbildningscenter - 40 employees
- Tjärnviks Trä AB - 40 employees
Sister city edit
Nordanstig has one sister city: Holeby in Denmark.
References edit
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Folkmängd och befolkningsförändringar - Kvartal 4, 2023" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 22, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
- ^ a b c "Valresultat 2022 för Nordanstig i riksdagsvalet" (in Swedish). SVT. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
- ^ "Näringslivsfakta". Archived from the original on 2005-08-29. Retrieved 2005-09-26.
External links edit
- Nordanstig - Official site