Västervik Municipality

Västervik Municipality (Swedish: Västerviks kommun) is a municipality in Kalmar County, south-eastern Sweden, with its seat in the city of Västervik.

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Västervik Municipality

Västerviks kommun
Municipality
Västervik Railway Station
Coat of arms
CountrySweden
CountyKalmar County
SeatVästervik
Area
 • Total3,596.85 km2 (1,388.75 sq mi)
 • Land1,874.43 km2 (723.72 sq mi)
 • Water1,722.42 km2 (665.03 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 (31 December 2019)[2]
 • Total36,679
 • Density10/km2 (26/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceSmåland
Municipal code0883
Websitewww.vastervik.se
The municipalities of Västervik and (partially) Valdemarsvik belong to the Tjust region with an extensive coastal archipelago.

The present municipality was created in 1971, when the former City of Västervik was amalgamated with eight surrounding rural municipalities.

Localities

There are 11 urban areas (also called localities, Swedish: tätorter) in Västervik 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.

#LocalityPopulation
1Västervik20,694
2Gamleby2,805
3Ankarsrum1,337
4Överum1,270
5Gunnebo989
6Piperskärr462
7Loftahammar432
8Hjorted338
9Edsbruk311
10Totebo256
11Almvik202

Government and politics

Distribution of the 57 seats in the municipal council after the 2010 election:

Results of the 2010 Swedish general election in Västervik:

International relations
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Sweden

Twin towns — Sister cities

The municipality is twinned with:[3]

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gollark: It's just stupid oneupmanship.
gollark: Yes, a bad one.

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 i riket, län och kommuner 31 december 2019" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 20, 2020. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
  3. http://www.vastervik.se/templates/VVKommun_Page.aspx?id=2350

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