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Knivsta Municipality

Coordinates: 59°43′N 17°48′E / 59.717°N 17.800°E / 59.717; 17.800
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Knivsta Municipality
Knivsta kommun
Municipality
Knivsta by night
Coat of arms of Knivsta Municipality
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 59°43′N 17°48′E / 59.717°N 17.800°E / 59.717; 17.800
CountrySweden
CountyUppsala County
SeatKnivsta
Area
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 • Total295.12 km2 (113.95 sq mi)
 • Land282.17 km2 (108.95 sq mi)
 • Water12.95 km2 (5.00 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 (31 December 2023)[2]
 • Total20,714
 • Density70/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceUppland
Municipal code0330
Websitewww.knivsta.se

Knivsta Municipality (Knivsta kommun) is a municipality in Uppsala County in east central Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Knivsta, with some 7,100 inhabitants. It is known for being one of the safest municipalities in Sweden, consistently ranking among the top 5 safest (out of 290) for more than a decade.[3][4][5][6][7]

History

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Until 1971 Knivsta was a municipality in Stockholm County, when it was merged into Uppsala Municipality and subsequently belonged to Uppsala County. On January 1, 2003 Knivsta was separated from Uppsala to once again form a separate municipality, located in Uppsala County.

The coat of arms symbolises the Stones of Mora where the Swedish Kings were elected in ancient times.

Localities

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Lakes

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Demographics

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This is a demographic table based on Knivsta Municipality's electoral districts in the 2022 Swedish general election sourced from SVT's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official statistics.[8]

In total there were 19,795 residents, including 13,626 Swedish citizens of voting age.[8] 43.7% voted for the left coalition and 54.7% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.

Elections

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These are the election results since the refounding of the municipality from the 2002 election.

Riksdag

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Year Turnout Votes V S MP C L KD M SD
2002[9] 82.9 7,158 5.4 31.8 5.0 6.7 17.8 10.5 20.0 1.6
2006[10] 85.9 7,915 3.6 24.3 5.5 10.1 9.9 8.0 34.0 2.6
2010[11] 88.3 8,981 3.5 19.2 7.4 9.2 9.5 7.1 38.3 4.4
2014[12] 89.0 9,716 3.9 21.7 8.0 8.0 6.5 6.7 30.6 10.8

Blocs

This lists the relative strength of the socialist and centre-right blocs since 1973, but parties not elected to the Riksdag are inserted as "other", including the Sweden Democrats results from 2002 to 2006. The coalition or government mandate marked in bold formed the government after the election.

Year Turnout Votes Left Right SD Other Elected
2002 82.9 7,158 42.2 55.0 0.0 2.8 97.2
2006 85.9 7,915 33.4 62.0 0.0 4.6 95.4
2010 88.3 8,981 30.1 64.1 4.4 1.4 98.6
2014 89.0 9,716 33.6 51.8 10.8 3.8 96.2

References

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  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. ^ "Knivsta bland de säkraste kommunerna att bo i". Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). 2020-01-23. Archived from the original on 2024-10-22. Retrieved 2024-10-22. Knivsta bland de säkraste kommunerna att bo i. Det visar en ny rapport från Sveriges Kommuner och Regioner där Knivsta kommer på plats fem. (transl. Knivsta among the safest municipalities to live in. This is according to a new report from the Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions, which ranks Knivsta fifth.)
  4. ^ "Knivsta tryggast i landet". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). 2009-12-02. Archived from the original on 2024-10-22. Retrieved 2024-10-22. Knivsta tryggast i landet. Det är ovanligt tryggt och säkert att bo i Knivsta. (transl. Knivsta is the safest in the country. It is unusually safe and secure to live in Knivsta.)
  5. ^ Hällström, John (2022-01-05). "Här är kommunerna som är otryggast – och tryggast". Upsala Nya Tidning (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2024-10-22. Retrieved 2024-10-22. Knivsta befäster sin plats som en av Sveriges tryggaste kommuner. (transl. Knivsta consolidates its place as one of Sweden's safest municipalities. )
  6. ^ "Sveriges tryggaste kommuner". Jönköping University (in Swedish). 2020-12-09. Archived from the original on 2024-10-22. Retrieved 2024-10-22. Bland de tryggaste kommunerna hittar vi Lomma, Öckerö, Ydre, Knivsta, Bollebygd och Habo. (transl. The safest municipalities include Lomma, Öckerö, Ydre, Knivsta, Bollebygd and Habo.)
  7. ^ Lövrander, Tina (2018-09-03). "Knivsta är en ovanligt säker plats". Upsala Nya Tidning (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2024-10-22. Retrieved 2024-10-22. Enligt SKL är Knivsta Sveriges fjärde säkraste kommun, något som bekräftas av polisens statistik. (transl. According to SKL, Knivsta is Sweden's fourth safest municipality, which is confirmed by police statistics.)
  8. ^ a b c "Valresultat 2022 för Knivsta i riksdagsvalet" (in Swedish). SVT. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  9. ^ "Valresultat Riksdag Knivsta kommun 2002" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  10. ^ "Valresultat Riksdag Knivsta kommun 2006" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  11. ^ "Valresultat Riksdag Knivsta kommun 2010" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  12. ^ "Valresultat Riksdag Knivsta kommun 2014" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
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