Karlshamn Municipality

Municipality in Blekinge County, Sweden

Karlshamn Municipality Karlshamns kommun
Municipality
Karlshamn Town Hall
Coat of arms

Coordinates: 56°10′N 14°51′E / 56.167°N 14.850°E / 56.167; 14.850
Country	Sweden
County	Blekinge County
Seat	Karlshamn
Area ^[1]
• Total	832.42 km² (321.40 sq mi)
• Land	488.68 km² (188.68 sq mi)
• Water	343.74 km² (132.72 sq mi)
	Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population (31 December 2023)^[2]
• Total	31,996
• Density	38/km² (100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	SE
Province	Blekinge
Municipal code	1082
Website	www.karlshamn.se

Karlshamn Municipality (Karlshamns kommun) is a municipality in Blekinge County in South Sweden in southern Sweden. It borders to Olofström Municipality, Sölvesborg Municipality, Ronneby Municipality and Tingsryd Municipality. The city of Karlshamn is the seat of the municipality.

Administrative territory

1863 at the time of first municipal legislation in Sweden, the area was divided into the City of Karlshamn and five rural municipalities. 1881 a further subdivision was made by Asarum into Ringamåla. The administrative reform in 1952 reduced the number of municipalities surrounding the town to Hällaryd (Hällaryds plus Åryds municipalities), Asarum (reunition of Asarum and Ringamåla), Mörrum (municipalities Elleholm plus Mörrum). In 1/1 1967 the town of Karlshamn was united with Asarum, Hällaryd och Mörrum to form the present municipality when all local government units in Sweden became municipalities of unitary type..

Localities

There are 6 urban areas (also called a Tätort or locality) in Karlshamn Municipality.

In the table the localities are listed according to the size of the population as of December 31, 2010. The municipal seat is in bold characters.

#	Locality	Population
1	Karlshamn	19,075
2	Mörrum	3,695
3	Svängsta	1,682
4	Hällaryd	546
5	Åryd	336
6	Torarp	263

In total, just above 32,000 people live in Karlshamn, which makes it the second largest municipality in Blekinge County.

Demographics

This is a demographic table based on Karlshamn 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 32,182 residents, including 24,986 Swedish citizens of voting age.^[3] 44.4 % voted for the left coalition and 54.5 % 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

Centrala Asarum

2,186

1,660

49.6

49.8

20,679

Froarp

2,244

1,690

42.1

57.6

27,708

Gustavstorp

1,432

1,175

39.8

59.1

24,338

Horsaryd

2,315

1,763

41.9

57.3

26,718

Hällaryd

2,123

1,689

40.7

58.2

24,160

Högadal

1,997

1,408

48.8

50.0

20,769

Korpadalen

1,754

1,339

42.5

56.4

29,583

Mörrum V

1,750

1,242

41.0

57.6

21,805

Mörrum Ö

1,716

1,304

45.2

54.5

25,385

Prästslätten

1,684

1,378

47.9

50.2

25,255

Skogsborg

1,405

1,156

46.8

52.1

28,784

Stadsporten

1,655

1,363

45.2

53.3

21,896

Svängsta NO

2,083

1,455

46.3

52.7

20,680

Svängsta SV

1,339

1,000

33.9

64.6

23,396

Torget

1,597

1,392

42.7

55.8

22,188

Tubbaryd

1,520

1,166

48.0

50.6

23,700

Vägga

1,819

1,527

45.7

53.8

28,624

Österslätt

1,563

1,279

47.9

50.8

22,423

Source: SVT^[3]

Economy

The municipal tax is deducted as a percentage of individual citizens income. It is 21.89% 2009. The average personal income in the municipality was 158594 SEK year 2009. This is 96% of the national average (SCB). The council also derives income from the municipal harbour, the energy services etc.

Parishes

Parishes ordered by city and hundreds:

Karlshamn
- Karlshamn Parish
Bräkne Hundred
- Asarum Parish
- Hällaryd Parish
- Mörrum Parish
- Ringamåla Parish
- Åryd Parish
Lister Hundred
- Elleholm Parish
- Mörrum Parish

References

^ "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.
^ "Folkmängd och befolkningsförändringar - Kvartal 4, 2023" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 22, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Valresultat 2022 för Karlshamn i riksdagsvalet" (in Swedish). SVT. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2024.