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Robertsfors Municipality

Coordinates: 64°12′N 20°51′E / 64.200°N 20.850°E / 64.200; 20.850
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Robertsfors Municipality
Robertsfors kommun
Coat of arms of Robertsfors Municipality
Coordinates: 64°12′N 20°51′E / 64.200°N 20.850°E / 64.200; 20.850
CountrySweden
CountyVästerbotten County
SeatRobertsfors
Area
 • Total2,369.65 km2 (914.93 sq mi)
 • Land1,292.21 km2 (498.93 sq mi)
 • Water1,077.44 km2 (416.00 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 (31 December 2023)[2]
 • Total6,740
 • Density2.8/km2 (7.4/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceVästerbotten
Municipal code2409
Websitewww.robertsfors.se

Robertsfors Municipality (Swedish: Robertsfors kommun) is a municipality in Västerbotten County in northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Robertsfors.

History

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In 1759 the small village Edfastmark became Robertsfors Bruk. It was the Irishman John Jennings and his brother-in-law, the Scotsman Robert Finlay, who founded the new ironworks which also got its name, Robertsfors, from Robert Finlay.[3]

Localities

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The world's largest cheese slicer in Ånäset.

There are three localities (or urban areas) in Robertsfors Municipality:[4]

# Locality Population
1 Robertsfors 2,010
2 Ånäset 622
3 Bygdeå 506

The municipal seat in bold

Demographics

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This is a demographic table based on Robertsfors Municipality's electoral districts in the 2022 Swedish general election sourced from SVT's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official statistics.[5]

In total there were 6,781 residents, including 5,172 Swedish citizens of voting age.[5] 63.1% voted for the left coalition and 35.7% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.

Notable natives

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References

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  1. ^ "Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 1 January 2014. Archived from the original (Microsoft Excel) on 27 September 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
  2. ^ "Folkmängd och befolkningsförändringar - Kvartal 4, 2023" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 22 February 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  3. ^ Official site (in Swedish)
  4. ^ Statistics Sweden as of December 31, 2005
  5. ^ a b c "Valresultat 2022 för Robertsfors i riksdagsvalet" (in Swedish). SVT. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
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