Editing Karlshamn Municipality

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| name                    = Karlshamn Municipality
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'''Karlshamn Municipality''' ({{langx|sv|Karlshamns kommun}}) is a [[Municipalities of Sweden|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 in Sweden|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.

{| class="wikitable"
! # !! Locality !! Population
|-
| 1 || '''[[Karlshamn]]''' || 19,075
|-
| 2 || [[Mörrum]] || 3,695
|-
| 3 || [[Svängsta]] || 1,682
|-
| 4 || [[Hällaryd]] || 546
|-
| 5 || [[Åryd, Karlshamn Municipality|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 [[Swedish Television|SVT]]'s election platform, in turn taken from [[Statistiska Centralbyrån|SCB]] official statistics.<ref name=KarlshamnVal2022>{{cite web|url=https://valresultat.svt.se/2022/riksdagsval-1082-karlshamn.html|title=Valresultat 2022 för Karlshamn i riksdagsvalet|publisher=[[Swedish Television|SVT]]|language=sv|date=11 September 2022|access-date=20 January 2024}}</ref>

In total there were 32,182 residents, including 24,986 Swedish citizens of voting age.<ref name=KarlshamnVal2022/> 44.4 % voted for the left coalition and 54.5 % for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.

{| role="presentation" class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
! rowspan="3" |Location
! {{tooltip|2=Number of residents in district, regardless of age or citizenship status|Residents}}
! {{tooltip|2=Swedish citizens above the age of 18, automatically eligible to vote|Citizen {{br}} adults}}
! {{tooltip|2=Social Democrats, Left Party, Centre Party, Green Party, %|Left vote}}
! {{tooltip|2=Sweden Democrats, Moderates, Christian Democrats, Liberals, %|Right vote}}
! {{tooltip|2=Defined by Statistiska Centralbyrån (SCB) as the share of people between the ages of 20 and 64 who are working taxpayers, %|Employed}}
! {{tooltip|2=Defined by Statistiska Centralbyrån (SCB) as residents born in Sweden with at least one Swedish-born parent, %|Swedish {{br}} parents}}
! {{tooltip|2=Defined by Statistiska Centralbyrån (SCB) as residents born abroad or in Sweden with two foreign-born parents, %|Foreign {{br}} heritage}}
! {{tooltip|2=Defined by Statistiska Centralbyrån (SCB) as the median income received monthly income through either employment, capital gains or social grants for the median adult above 20, also including pensioners in Swedish kronor|Income {{br}} [[Swedish kronor|SEK]]}}
! {{tooltip|2=Defined by Statistiska Centralbyrån (SCB) as any degree accumulated after high school, %|Degree}}
|-
!
! 
! style="background:{{party color|Swedish Social Democratic Party}};color:#FFFFFF;" |
! style="background:{{party color|Moderate Party}};color:#FFFFFF;" |
! 
! 
! 
! 
! 
|-
! data-sort-type="number" | 
! data-sort-type="number" | 
! data-sort-type="number" | %
! data-sort-type="number" | %
! data-sort-type="number" | 
! data-sort-type="number" | 
! data-sort-type="number" | 
! data-sort-type="number" | 
! data-sort-type="number" | 
|-
| align="left" |Centrala Asarum
| 2,186
| 1,660
| 49.6
| 49.8
| 72
| 75
| 25
| 20,679
| 34
|-
| align="left" |Froarp
| 2,244
| 1,690
| 42.1
| 57.6
| 86
| 92
| 8
| 27,708
| 38
|-
| align="left" |Gustavstorp
| 1,432
| 1,175
| 39.8
| 59.1
| 83
| 89
| 11
| 24,338
| 30
|-
| align="left" |Horsaryd
| 2,315
| 1,763
| 41.9
| 57.3
| 83
| 86
| 14
| 26,718
| 31
|-
| align="left" |Hällaryd
| 2,123
| 1,689
| 40.7
| 58.2
| 83
| 90
| 10
| 24,160
| 36
|-
| align="left" |Högadal
| 1,997
| 1,408
| 48.8
| 50.0
| 67
| 67
| 33
| 20,769
| 41
|-
| align="left" |Korpadalen
| 1,754
| 1,339
| 42.5
| 56.4
| 87
| 87
| 13
| 29,583
| 51
|-
| align="left" |Mörrum V
| 1,750
| 1,242
| 41.0
| 57.6
| 75
| 76
| 24
| 21,805
| 27
|-
| align="left" |Mörrum Ö
| 1,716
| 1,304
| 45.2
| 54.5
| 85
| 88
| 12
| 25,385
| 39
|-
| align="left" |Prästslätten
| 1,684
| 1,378
| 47.9
| 50.2
| 80
| 81
| 19
| 25,255
| 46
|-
| align="left" |Skogsborg
| 1,405
| 1,156
| 46.8
| 52.1
| 85
| 92
| 8
| 28,784
| 56
|-
| align="left" |Stadsporten
| 1,655
| 1,363
| 45.2
| 53.3
| 74
| 78
| 22
| 21,896
| 36
|-
| align="left" |Svängsta NO
| 2,083
| 1,455
| 46.3
| 52.7
| 70
| 73
| 27
| 20,680
| 28
|-
| align="left" |Svängsta SV
| 1,339
| 1,000
| 33.9
| 64.6
| 79
| 87
| 13
| 23,396
| 28
|-
| align="left" |Torget
| 1,597
| 1,392
| 42.7
| 55.8
| 70
| 80
| 20
| 22,188
| 36
|-
| align="left" |Tubbaryd
| 1,520
| 1,166
| 48.0
| 50.6
| 74
| 69
| 31
| 23,700
| 41
|-
| align="left" |Vägga
| 1,819
| 1,527
| 45.7
| 53.8
| 84
| 92
| 8
| 28,624
| 53
|-
| align="left" |Österslätt
| 1,563
| 1,279
| 47.9
| 50.8
| 73
| 69
| 31
| 22,423
| 41
|-
| colspan="10" align="left" |Source: [[Sveriges Television|SVT]]<ref name=KarlshamnVal2022/>
|}

== 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 ([http://www.scb.se SCB]). The council also derives income from the municipal harbour, the energy services etc.

== Parishes ==
Parishes ordered by [[Cities of Sweden|city]] and [[Hundreds of Sweden|hundreds]]:

#[[Karlshamn]]
#*[[Karlshamn Parish]]
#[[Bräkne Hundred]]
#*[[Asarum Parish]]
#*[[Hällaryd Parish]]
#*[[Mörrum Parish]]
#*[[Ringamåla Parish]]
#*[[Åryd Parish]]
#[[Lister Hundred]]
#*[[Elleholm Parish]]
#*[[Mörrum Parish]]

== References ==
<references/>
*[http://www.scb.se Statistics Sweden]

== External links ==
{{Commons category}}
*[http://www.karlshamn.se/ Karlshamn Municipality] - Official site
*[http://www.ngw.nl/int/zwe/k/karlsham.htm Coat of arms]

{{Geographic location
 | Centre = Karlshamn
 | N  = [[Tingsryd Municipality|Tingsryd]] ([[Kronoberg County|Kronoberg]])
 | E  = [[Ronneby Municipality|Ronneby]]
 | S  = ''[[Baltic Sea]]''
 | SW = [[Sölvesborg Municipality|Sölvesborg]]
 | W  = [[Olofström Municipality|Olofström]]
}}
{{Blekinge County}}
{{Localities in Karlshamn Municipality}}
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