Tjörn Municipality () is a

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that covers the island of Tjörn in

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in western

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. Its seat is located in the town of Skärhamn. Tjörn is the sixth largest Swedish island. It is located in the province of

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. The former municipal entities on the island and adjacent islets were united to form Tjörn Municipality in 1952. For centuries the local economy was dominated by

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and boat building. The largest employers are still the shipping company TransAtlantic (formerly known as B&N) and the

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s Djupviks varv and Rönnängs varv.

Geography

Tjörn is connected in the east to the town of Stenungsund on the mainland by the Tjörn bridge, and in the north to the island of Orust by the Skåpesund bridge. The municipal seat is Skärhamn. Other communities, many of which are the fishing communities, include Rönnäng, Klädesholmen and Kyrkesund. The island of Mjörn, north-east of Tjörn, has large shell banks.

Localities

* Bleket * Dyrön * Klädesholmen * Kyrkesund * Kållekärr * Myggenäs * Rönnäng * Skärhamn * Åstol

Demographics

This is a demographic table based on Tjörn Municipality's electoral districts in the

2022 Swedish general election General elections were held in Sweden on 11 September 2022 to elect the 349 members of the Riksdag who in turn elected the Prime Minister of Sweden. Under the constitution, regional and municipal elections were also held on the same day. The pr ...

sourced from SVT's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official statistics. In total there were 16,293 residents, including 12,792 Swedish citizens of voting age. 38.6% voted for the left coalition and 60.5% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.

Tourism

During the summer, the population swells from 10,000 to 20,000 to 30,000 as vacationers arrive for

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and

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. Skärhamn has an ample guest

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to accommodate yachters travelling along the Swedish west coast. The town of Skärhamn is the location of the Nordic Watercolour Museum (''Akvarellmuseet'').

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