Editing Oskarshamn Municipality

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'''Oskarshamn Municipality''' ({{langx|sv|Oskarshamns kommun}}) is a [[Municipalities of Sweden|municipality]] in [[Kalmar County]] in south-eastern [[Sweden]], where the city [[Oskarshamn]] is seat.

The amalgamations in the present municipality took place in 1967 when three rural municipalities joined the ''City of Oskarshamn'', which was transformed into a municipality of unitary type in 1971.

In 1966 construction started on the first [[nuclear power plant]], [[OKG AB|OKG]], within the present municipality. Since then two more reactors have been built and the plant today produces about 10% of Sweden's [[electricity]]. In October 2020 the municipal council voted in favour of the building of [[Forsmark Nuclear Power Plant#Waste disposal|Forsmark nuclear waste repository]], with the final decision needing to be made by the Swedish government.<ref name=wnn-20201014>{{cite news |url=https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Swedish-municipality-gives-approval-for-fuel-repos |title=Swedish municipality gives approval for fuel repository |publisher=World Nuclear News |date=14 October 2020 |access-date=15 October 2020}}</ref>

==Coat of arms==
Oskarshamn was named after King [[Oscar I of Sweden]]. The top of the coat of arms show the insignia of the King. In the other fields there are symbols for shipping (the anchor), trade (the staff of Mercury) and wealth (the cornucopia).

Its current design stems from 1942, but it basically only differers from the old in the alignment of the symbols. The coat of arms was re-used for the new municipality after 1971 and the arms of Döderhult and Misterhult became obsolete.

==Localities==
There are nine [[Urban areas in Sweden|urban area]]s (also called localities, Swedish: ''tätorter'') in Oskarshamn Municipality.

In the table the localities are listed according to the size of the population as of December 31, 2005. The municipal seat is in bold characters.

{| class="wikitable"
! # !! Locality !! Population
|-
| 1 || '''[[Oskarshamn]]''' || 17,143
|-
| 2 || [[Påskallavik]] || 1,077
|-
| 3 || [[Kristdala]] || 994
|-
| 4 || [[Figeholm]] || 802
|-
| 5 || [[Fårbo]] || 520
|-
| 6 || [[Mysingsö]] || 398
|-
| 7 || [[Emsfors]] 1) || 353
|-
| 8 || [[Bockara]] || 351
|-
| 9 || [[Saltvik, Sweden|Saltvik]] || 285
|}

1) A minor part of Emsfors is in [[Mönsterås Municipality]]

==Demographics==
This is a demographic table based on Oskarshamn 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=OskarshamnVal2022>{{cite web|url=https://valresultat.svt.se/2022/riksdagsval-0882-oskarshamn.html|title=Valresultat 2022 för Oskarshamn i riksdagsvalet|publisher=[[Swedish Television|SVT]]|language=sv|date=11 September 2022|access-date=14 January 2024}}</ref>

In total there were 27,180 residents, including 20,862 Swedish citizens of voting age.<ref name=OskarshamnVal2022/> 41.6 % voted for the left coalition and 57.2 % for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.

{| role="presentation" class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
! 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" |Centrum
| 1,845
| 1,530
| 44.1
| 55.0
| 75
| 74
| 26
| 22,129
| 30
|-
| align="left" |Döderhult-Bockara
| 2,182
| 1,655
| 32.2
| 67.1
| 85
| 92
| 8
| 28,237
| 32
|-
| align="left" |Figeholm
| 996
| 780
| 40.5
| 58.9
| 79
| 89
| 11
| 24,399
| 29
|-
| align="left" |Fårbo-Misterhult
| 1,548
| 1,200
| 37.3
| 60.8
| 83
| 90
| 10
| 25,451
| 26
|-
| align="left" |Gröndal
| 1,019
| 841
| 49.7
| 49.1
| 84
| 77
| 23
| 26,600
| 39
|-
| align="left" |Humlekärrshult
| 1,421
| 1,006
| 38.6
| 60.4
| 80
| 80
| 20
| 28,445
| 38
|-
| align="left" |Kolberga-Mockebo
| 1,923
| 1,450
| 35.5
| 63.9
| 91
| 92
| 8
| 32,316
| 51
|-
| align="left" |Kristdala-Bråbo-Ishult
| 1,649
| 1,274
| 37.7
| 61.5
| 81
| 90
| 10
| 23,448
| 31
|-
| align="left" |Kristineberg V
| 1,830
| 1,283
| 54.0
| 43.8
| 70
| 59
| 41
| 22,793
| 27
|-
| align="left" |Kristineberg Ö
| 2,198
| 1,612
| 46.3
| 52.4
| 79
| 71
| 29
| 25,890
| 35
|-
| align="left" |Norrtorn
| 1,701
| 1,343
| 42.1
| 55.9
| 82
| 75
| 25
| 26,715
| 34
|-
| align="left" |Orrängen-Syrenhagen
| 1,215
| 971
| 41.1
| 58.2
| 84
| 81
| 19
| 26,406
| 36
|-
| align="left" |Påskallavik
| 1,710
| 1,336
| 38.4
| 60.5
| 87
| 92
| 8
| 26,292
| 33
|-
| align="left" |Rödsle-Norrby
| 1,589
| 1,217
| 37.6
| 61.9
| 89
| 93
| 7
| 28,619
| 38
|-
| align="left" |Solbacka-Åsa
| 1,625
| 1,330
| 46.1
| 52.3
| 78
| 71
| 29
| 23,209
| 31
|-
| align="left" |Svalliden
| 1,281
| 950
| 40.9
| 57.8
| 84
| 86
| 14
| 27,986
| 32
|-
| align="left" |Södertorn
| 1,448
| 1,084
| 54.6
| 43.4
| 75
| 60
| 40
| 23,533
| 28
|-
| colspan="10" align="left" |Source: [[Sveriges Television|SVT]]<ref name=OskarshamnVal2022/>
|}

==Politics==
The [[Swedish Social Democratic Party]] has been governing the city and later the municipality since 1932, however not always forming an absolute majority{{Citation needed|date=April 2007}}. It usually builds a majority with the [[Left Party of Sweden]]. All parties that are represented in the [[Riksdag]] are also represented in the municipal assembly ''[[kommunfullmäktige]]''.

==Media==
Oskarshamn has two local newspapers: ''Oskarshamns-Tidningen'' ([[conservatism|conservative]]) and ''Nyheterna'' ([[social democratic]]).

==Notability==
The [[Blå Jungfrun]] is a small island outside the coast, between the mainland and the island of [[Öland]], and is classified as a [[national park]].

==See also==
*[[Axel Petersson Döderhultarn|Döderhultarn]] - Famous woodcarver from Oskarshamn
*[[Oskarshamn archipelago]]

==References==
*[http://www.scb.se Statistics Sweden]
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Oskarshamn Municipality}}
*[http://www.oskarshamn.se/ Oskarshamn Municipality] - Official site
*[http://www.ngw.nl/int/zwe/o/oskarsha.htm Coat of arms]
*[http://www.ikoskarshamn.com/ IK Oskarshamn] - Official site of IK Oskarshamn, Oskarshamn's hockey team

{{Geographic location
 | Centre = Oskarshamn
 | N  = [[Västervik Municipality|Västervik]]
 | NE = ''[[Baltic Sea]]''
 | E  = ''[[Kalmar Strait]]'' / [[Borgholm Municipality|Borgholm]]
 | S  = [[Mönsterås Municipality|Mönsterås]]
 | SW = [[Högsby Municipality|Högsby]]
 | W  = [[Hultsfred Municipality|Hultsfred]]
 | NW = [[Vimmerby Municipality|Vimmerby]]
}}
{{Kalmar County}}
{{Localities in Oskarshamn Municipality}}
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