Karlshamn Municipality () is a
municipality
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The term ''municipality' ...
in
Blekinge County
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in
South Sweden in southern
Sweden
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. It borders to
Olofström Municipality,
Sölvesborg Municipality,
Ronneby Municipality
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and
Tingsryd Municipality. The city of
Karlshamn is the seat of the municipality.
Administrative territory
1863 at the time of first municipal legislation in Sweden, the area was divided into the City of Karlshamn and five rural municipalities. 1881 a further subdivision was made by
Asarum
''Asarum'' is a genus of plants in the birthwort family Aristolochiaceae, commonly known as wild ginger.
''Asarum'' is from Greek ἄσαρον, a name for '' Asarum europaeum''.
Description
''Asarum'' is a genus of low-growing herbs distri ...
into Ringamåla. The administrative reform in 1952 reduced the number of municipalities surrounding the town to
Hällaryd (Hällaryds plus Åryds municipalities), Asarum (reunition of Asarum and Ringamåla), Mörrum (municipalities Elleholm plus Mörrum). In 1/1 1967 the town of Karlshamn was united with Asarum, Hällaryd och Mörrum to form the present municipality when all local government units in Sweden became municipalities of unitary type..
Localities
There are 6
urban areas (also called a Tätort or locality) in Karlshamn Municipality.
In the table the localities are listed according to the size of the population as of December 31, 2010. The municipal seat is in bold characters.
In total, just above 32,000 people live in Karlshamn, which makes it the second largest municipality in Blekinge County.
Demographics
This is a demographic table based on Karlshamn Municipality's electoral districts in the
2022 Swedish general election
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sourced from
SVT's election platform, in turn taken from
SCB official statistics.
In total there were 32,182 residents, including 24,986 Swedish citizens of voting age.
[ 44.4 % voted for the left coalition and 54.5 % for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.
]
Economy
The municipal tax is deducted as a percentage of individual citizens income. It is 21.89% 2009. The average personal income in the municipality was 158594 SEK year 2009. This is 96% of the national average
SCB
. The council also derives income from the municipal harbour, the energy services etc.
Parishes
Parishes ordered by city
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and hundreds:
# Karlshamn
#* Karlshamn Parish
# Bräkne Hundred
#* Asarum Parish
#* Hällaryd Parish
#* Mörrum Parish
#* Ringamåla Parish
#* Åryd Parish
# Lister Hundred
#* Elleholm Parish
#* Mörrum Parish
References
Statistics Sweden
External links
Karlshamn Municipality
- Official site
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Municipalities of Blekinge County