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

Arvika Municipality
Arvika kommun
Arvika Town Hall
Arvika Town Hall
Coat of arms of Arvika Municipality
Coordinates: 59°39′N 12°35′E / 59.650°N 12.583°E / 59.650; 12.583
CountrySweden
CountyVärmland County
SeatArvika
Area
 • Total1,956.13 km2 (755.27 sq mi)
 • Land1,649.06 km2 (636.71 sq mi)
 • Water307.07 km2 (118.56 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 (31 December 2023)[2]
 • Total25,682
 • Density13/km2 (34/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceVärmland
Municipal code1784
Websitewww.arvika.se

The present municipality was created in 1971 when the former City of Arvika was amalgamated with five rural municipalities of Glava, Gunnarskog, Älgå, Brunskog and Stavnäs.

Arvika is most known for the annual Arvika Festival that attracts international artists.

Localities

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Demographics

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This is a demographic table based on Arvika Municipality's electoral districts in the 2022 Swedish general election sourced from SVT's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official statistics.[3]

In total there were 25,838 residents, including 19,885 Swedish citizens of voting age.[3] 50.5% voted for the left coalition and 48.6% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.

Notable natives

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Politics

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Result of the 2018 municipality election (loss or gain from 2014 elections):[4]

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. ^ a b c "Valresultat 2022 för Arvika i riksdagsvalet" (in Swedish). SVT. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Valresultat – Arvika – Kommunval 2018". Valmyndigheten.
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