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Municipality in Värmland County, Sweden
Forshaga Municipality Forshaga kommun
Municipality
Slottet villa (1880s)Slottet villa (1880s)
Coat of arms of Forshaga MunicipalityCoat of arms
Coordinates: 59°32′N 13°28′E / 59.533°N 13.467°E / 59.533; 13.467
CountrySweden
CountyVärmland County
SeatForshaga
Area
 • Total397.29 km (153.39 sq mi)
 • Land348.18 km (134.43 sq mi)
 • Water49.11 km (18.96 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 • Total11,538
 • Density29/km (75/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceVärmland
Municipal code1763
Websitewww.forshaga.se

Forshaga Municipality (Forshaga kommun) is a municipality in Värmland County in west central Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Forshaga.

The first municipality named Forshaga was a market town (köping) which was detached from Grava in 1944. The local government reform of the 1970s made Forshaga a unitary municipality in 1971 and in 1974 Ullerud was added to it.

Forshaga was known in the 14th century as a location for salmon fishing in the river Klarälven. Salmon was used both locally and transported to monasteries in southern Sweden. Forshaga is still known for its rich fishing waters, which attract hobby sport fishers from all over the country.

Localities

Demographics

This is a demographic table based on Forshaga Municipality's electoral districts in the 2022 Swedish general election sourced from SVT's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official statistics.

In total there were 11,590 residents, including 8,824 Swedish citizens of voting age. 49.7% voted for the left coalition and 49.2% 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
% %
Deje 2,127 1,691 50.0 48.4 76 88 12 22,757 26
Dejefors 1,842 1,410 45.5 53.8 78 91 9 23,439 28
Forshaga V 1,671 1,191 52.8 46.1 74 82 18 23,031 36
Forshaga Ö 1,330 1,074 52.4 46.3 77 91 9 22,268 33
Grossbol 1,847 1,334 51.4 47.7 84 89 11 26,644 41
Skived V 1,511 1,155 52.1 47.0 85 91 9 26,365 45
Skived Ö 1,262 969 45.0 54.0 86 94 6 27,779 35
Source: SVT

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 och befolkningsförändringar - Kvartal 4, 2023" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 22, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  3. ^ "Valresultat 2022 för Forshaga i riksdagsvalet" (in Swedish). SVT. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2024.

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Places adjacent to Forshaga Municipality
Sunne Munkfors, Hagfors
Kil Forshaga Karlstad
Karlstad
Municipalities and seats of Värmland County
Municipalities Coat of arms of Värmland County
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Localities in Forshaga Municipality, Värmland County, Sweden
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