Arvika Municipality (Arvika kommun) is a municipality in Värmland County in west central Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Arvika.
Arvika Municipality
Arvika kommun | |
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 Arvika Town Hall | |
 Coat of arms | |
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| Coordinates: 59°39′N 12°35′E / 59.650°N 12.583°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| County | Värmland County |
| Seat | Arvika |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,956.13 km2 (755.27 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,649.06 km2 (636.71 sq mi) |
| • Water | 307.07 km2 (118.56 sq mi) |
| Area as of 1 January 2014. | |
| Population (31 December 2021)[2] | |
| • Total | 25,854 |
| • Density | 13/km2 (34/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | SE |
| Province | Värmland |
| Municipal code | 1784 |
| Website | www.arvika.se |
The present municipality was created in 1971 when the former City of Arvika was amalgamated with five rural municipalities of Glava, Gunnarskog, Älgå, Brunskog and Stavnäs.
Arvika is most known for the annual Arvika Festival that attracts international artists.
LocalitiesEdit
Notable nativesEdit
- Kenny Bräck, racing driver
- Per Eklund, rally and rallycross driver
- Tommy Kristoffersson, rallycross and racing driver
- Håkan Hagegård, opera singer
- Kjellaug Nordsjö, icon painter
- August Warberg, actor
- Jacob de la Rose, ice hockey player
PoliticsEdit
Result of the 2018 municipality election (loss or gain from 2014 elections):[3]
- Moderate Party 18.36%
(+3.35%) - Centre Party 12.46% (+2.02%)
- Liberals 3.37%
(−1.04%) - Christian Democrats 2.84% (+0.92%)
- Swedish Social Democratic Party 39.18% (−7.53%)
- Left Party 6.75% (−0.35%)
- Green Party 3.05% (−2.32%)
- Sweden Democrats 11.95% (+3.38%)
- Feminist Initiative 1.87 (+1.66%)
- Other parties 0.16% (−0.08%)
ReferencesEdit
- ^ "Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 1 January 2014. Archived from the original (Microsoft Excel) on 27 September 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
- ^ "Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 31 december 2021" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 22 February 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
- ^ "Valresultat – Arvika – Kommunval 2018". Valmyndigheten.
External linksEdit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Arvika Municipality.
- Arvika Municipality – Official site
- Arvika Festival – Official site