Editing Vallentuna Municipality

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| name                    = Vallentuna Municipality
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| footnotes               = Density is calculated using land area only.
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'''Vallentuna Municipality''' ({{langx|sv|Vallentuna kommun}}) is a [[municipalities of Sweden|municipality]] in [[Stockholm County]] in east central [[Sweden]]. Its seat is located in the town of [[Vallentuna]].

The current municipality was established as a result of the municipal reform of 1971. Its [[coat of arms]] depicts an [[eagle]], a [[broad axe]] and two stars.

==Geography==
The geography is still dominated by nature and agriculture and some lakes and streams, besides the urban areas. Many houses are one family houses.

===Localities===
The seat of the municipality is in [[Vallentuna]], which is a contiguous built-up area, partly situated in [[Täby Municipality]]. There are also smaller localities, such as [[Brottby]], [[Karby, Sweden|Karby]], [[Kårsta]] and [[Lindholmen, Vallentuna|Lindholmen]].

==Demography==
===Population development===
{{Bar chart
| title       = Population development in Vallentuna Municipality 1970–2019
| label_type  = Year
| data_type   = Population
| bar_width   = 35
| width_units = em
| data_max    = 40000
| label1   = 1970
| data1    = 12711
| label2   = 1975
| data2    = 14886
| label3   = 1980
| data3    = 17603
| label4   = 1985
| data4    = 19511
| label5   = 1990
| data5    = 22186
| label6   = 1995
| data6    = 23457
| label7   = 2000
| data7    = 25228
| label8   = 2005
| data8    = 27397
| label9   = 2010
| data9    = 30114
| label10   = 2015
| data10    = 32380
| label11   = 2017
| data11    = 33175
| label12   = 2019
| data12    = 34090
| caption     = Source: [http://www.statistikdatabasen.scb.se/pxweb/sv/ssd/START__BE__BE0101__BE0101A/BefolkningNy/table/tableViewLayout1/?rxid=f5790986-ce9d-4cdc-9658-fbc9c700b7ef=1 SCB - Folkmängd efter region och år].
}}

===Income and Education===
The population in Vallentuna Municipality has the 12th highest median [[List of Swedish municipalities by wealth|income per capita]] in [[Sweden]],<ref name="Medianinkomst">{{cite web | url = https://www.ekonomifakta.se/Fakta/Regional-statistik/Din-kommun-i-siffror/Nyckeltal-for-regioner/?var=17249 | title = Medianinkomst | publisher = Ekonomifakta| access-date = July 11, 2019 }}</ref> although the share of highly educated persons, according to [[Statistics Sweden]]'s definition: persons with post-secondary education that is three years or longer, is 28.6% and slightly over the national average, 27.0%.<ref name="Andel högutbildade">{{cite web | url = https://www.ekonomifakta.se/Fakta/Regional-statistik/Din-kommun-i-siffror/Nyckeltal-for-regioner/?var=17251 | title = Andel högutbildade | publisher = Ekonomifakta| access-date = July 11, 2019 }}</ref>

===2022 by district===
This is a demographic table based on Vallentuna 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=VallentunaVal2022>{{cite web|url=https://valresultat.svt.se/2022/riksdagsval-0115-vallentuna.html|title=Valresultat 2022 för Vallentuna i riksdagsvalet|publisher=[[Swedish Television|SVT]]|language=sv|date=11 September 2022|access-date=21 January 2024}}</ref>

In total there were 34,213 residents, including 24,580 Swedish citizens of voting age.<ref name=VallentunaVal2022/> 40.9% voted for the left coalition and 57.9% 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" |1 Vallentuna V
| 1,245
| 902
| 30.4
| 68.9
| 83
| 81
| 19
| 32,441
| 37
|-
| align="left" |2 Markim-Ormesta
| 1,844
| 1,294
| 43.9
| 55.0
| 87
| 85
| 15
| 32,152
| 51
|-
| align="left" |3 Hammarbacken N
| 2,135
| 1,476
| 41.0
| 57.7
| 89
| 82
| 18
| 33,572
| 49
|-
| align="left" |4 Hammarbacken S
| 1,990
| 1,437
| 42.7
| 56.0
| 81
| 73
| 27
| 27,841
| 39
|-
| align="left" |5 Ormsta N
| 2,120
| 1,458
| 42.8
| 56.1
| 88
| 80
| 20
| 33,099
| 53
|-
| align="left" |6 Vallentuna NÖ
| 2,694
| 1,771
| 36.7
| 62.1
| 87
| 81
| 19
| 33,443
| 49
|-
| align="left" |7 Norrgården-Sörgården
| 1,345
| 1,011
| 45.5
| 53.3
| 77
| 72
| 28
| 24,176
| 33
|-
| align="left" |8 Vallentuna C
| 1,919
| 1,568
| 51.2
| 47.6
| 75
| 76
| 24
| 22,678
| 37
|-
| align="left" |9 Ormsta S
| 2,061
| 1,530
| 49.9
| 48.0
| 80
| 57
| 43
| 24,098
| 39
|-
| align="left" |10 Lovisedal
| 2,315
| 1,699
| 41.1
| 58.0
| 85
| 85
| 15
| 33,255
| 58
|-
| align="left" |11 Karlberg
| 2,226
| 1,525
| 36.3
| 63.0
| 87
| 82
| 18
| 34,494
| 52
|-
| align="left" |12 Vada-Angarn-Össeby
| 2,054
| 1,502
| 37.1
| 61.7
| 85
| 81
| 19
| 29,841
| 43
|-
| align="left" |13 Bällsta S
| 1,956
| 1,283
| 36.9
| 61.7
| 88
| 85
| 15
| 42,848
| 70
|-
| align="left" |14 Bällsta V
| 2,408
| 1,748
| 40.7
| 58.4
| 88
| 81
| 19
| 32,788
| 55
|-
| align="left" |15 Vallentuna SÖ
| 2,239
| 1,563
| 40.8
| 58.6
| 89
| 85
| 15
| 37,501
| 59
|-
| align="left" |16 Garn
| 1,475
| 1,134
| 40.7
| 57.7
| 81
| 79
| 21
| 28,214
| 36
|-
| align="left" |17 Kårsta-Frösunda
| 2,187
| 1,679
| 38.1
| 60.2
| 84
| 85
| 15
| 28,895
| 36
|-
| colspan="10" align="left" |Source: [[Sveriges Television|SVT]]<ref name=VallentunaVal2022/>
|}

===Residents with a foreign background===
On 31 December 2017 the number of people with a [[:sv:utländsk bakgrund|foreign background]] (persons born outside of Sweden or with two parents born outside of Sweden) was 6&nbsp;009, or 18.11% of the population (33&nbsp;175 on 31 December 2017). On 31 December 2002 the number of residents with a foreign background was (per the same definition) 3&nbsp;458, or 13.35% of the population (25&nbsp;905 on 31 December 2002).<ref>[http://www.statistikdatabasen.scb.se/pxweb/sv/ssd/START__BE__BE0101__BE0101Q/UtlSvBakgFin/table/tableViewLayout1/?rxid=f165c7bd-1b57-4020-b2b2-b0cac2a094a4 Antal personer efter region, utländsk/svensk bakgrund och år] (Read 5 januari 2019)</ref> On 31 December 2017 there were 33&nbsp;175 residents in Vallentuna, of which 4&nbsp;667 people (14.07%) were born in a country other than Sweden. Divided by country in the table below - the Nordic countries as well as the 12 most common countries of birth outside of Sweden for Swedish residents have been included, with other countries of birth bundled together by continent by [[Statistics Sweden]].<ref name="Scbfödelseland">[https://www.scb.se/hitta-statistik/statistik-efter-amne/befolkning/befolkningens-sammansattning/befolkningsstatistik/pong/tabell-och-diagram/helarsstatistik--kommun-lan-och-riket/utrikes-fodda-efter-lan-kommun-och-fodelseland-31-december/ Statistiska centralbyrån: Utrikes födda efter län, kommun och födelseland 31 december 2017] (XLS-fil) Läst 5 januari 2019</ref>

{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" 
! colspan=3|  Country of birth<ref name="Scbfödelseland"/>
|-
| colspan=3 style="text-align:center;" |  ''31 December 2017''
|-
| 1 || {{Flagcountry|Sweden}} || align=right | {{nts|28508}}
|-
| 2 || {{Flagcountry|European Union}}: Other countries || align=right | {{nts|928}}
|-
| 3 || {{Flagcountry|Finland}} || align=right | {{nts|593}}
|-
| 4 || [[Asia]]: Other countries || align=right | {{nts|503}}
|-
| 5 || {{Flagcountry|Poland}} || align=right | {{nts|400}}
|-
| 6 || {{Flagcountry|Iran}} || align=right | {{nts|277}}
|-
| 7 || {{Flagcountry|Iraq}} || align=right | {{nts|255}}
|-
| 8 || [[South America]] || align=right | {{nts|233}}
|-
| 9 || {{Flagcountry|Germany}} || align=right | {{nts|188}}
|-
| 10 || {{Flagcountry|Europe}} outside of the EU: other countries || align=right | {{nts|182}}
|-
| 11 || [[Africa]]: Other countries || align=right | {{nts|178}}
|-
| 12 || {{Flagcountry|Thailand}} || align=right | {{nts|175}}
|-
| 13 || {{Flagcountry|Syria}} || align=right | {{nts|157}}
|-
| 14 || [[North America]] || align=right | {{nts|125}}
|-
| 15 || {{Flagcountry|Norway}} || align=right | {{nts|103}}
|-
| 16 || {{Flagcountry|Afghanistan}} || align=right | {{nts|80}}
|-
| 17 || {{Flagcountry|Yugoslavia}}/{{Flagcountry|Yugoslavia|federation}}<br/>[[SFR Yugoslavia]]/{{Flagcountry|Serbia and Montenegro}} || align=right | {{nts|61}}
|-
| 18 || {{Flagcountry|Denmark}} || align=right | {{nts|53}}
|-
| 19 || {{Flagcountry|Turkey}} || align=right | {{nts|37}}
|-
| 20 || {{Flagcountry|Bosnia and Herzegovina}} || align=right | {{nts|36}}
|-
| 21 || {{Flagcountry|Eritrea}} || align=right | {{nts|33}}
|-
| 22 || [[Oceania]] || align=right | {{nts|25}}
|-
| 23 || {{Flagcountry|Iceland}} || align=right | {{nts|20}}
|-
| 24 || {{Flagcountry|USSR}}|| align=right | {{nts|20}}
|-
| 25 || Unknown country of birth || align=right | {{nts|4}}
|-
| 26 || {{Flagcountry|Somalia}} || align=right | {{nts|1}}
|}

==Present==
Vallentuna has been expanding in recent years, and is one of the municipalities of the county that grows fastest every year, with more than 2% yearly, and has now doubled since 1971. Many people settle in Vallentuna because it is close to nature, and yet allows them to [[commuting|commute]] to their work places, both in [[Stockholm]] (to where the commuter gets you in 30 minutes) and elsewhere. In total, about 9,000 people commute from Vallentuna to other municipalities, while about 2,000 people commute into Vallentuna.

==Public transportation==
The municipality is served by the [[public transport in Stockholm|Stockholm public transport system]] through [[Storstockholms Lokaltrafik|SL]]. There are nine stops on the [[narrow gauge]] [[Roslagsbanan]] [[suburban railway]] as well as a [[bus]] network.

==Schools and education==
All over the central part of Vallentuna you can find schools of different sorts, there is a cultureschool (Kulturskolan) that specialises in teaching music but also drama, musical and dance. Vallentunas "Högstadie skolor" (aimed for kids ages 12–16) are Hjälmstaskolan, Vittra Vallentuna, Hammarbackskolan, Bällstabergsskolan and Vallentuna Friskola. There also is a Secondary School ("[[Gymnasium (school)|gymnasieskola]]"), Vallentuna Gymnasium.

== Sports ==
Vallentuna has two sports facilities; Vallentuna IP and Össeby IP. Vallentuna IP is a modern sports facility with track & field, soccer fields, ice hockey rinks, tennis courts and trail runs. Össeby IP has a track & field track, soccer field, trail runs, inside tennis courts, and an inside sports gym.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.vallentuna.se/sv/Uppleva-och-gora/Idrott-motion-och-friluftsliv/Hallar-idrottsanlaggningar/|title=Idrottsanläggningar|date=2015-08-03|website=www.vallentuna.se|language=sv|access-date=2016-05-09}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
*[http://www.vallentuna.se/ Vallentuna Municipality] - Official site

{{Geographic location
 | Centre = Vallentuna
 | N  = [[Norrtälje Municipality|Norrtälje]]
 | E  = [[Norrtälje Municipality|Norrtälje]]
 | S  = [[Täby Municipality|Täby]], [[Österåker Municipality|Österåker]]
 | SW = [[Upplands Väsby Municipality|Upplands Väsby]]
 | NW = [[Sigtuna Municipality|Sigtuna]]
}}
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