Vaxholm Municipality

Vaxholm Municipality (Vaxholms kommun or Vaxholms stad) is a municipality in Stockholm County in east central Sweden. The municipal slogan is "Vaxholm the capital of the archipelago", due to its central location in the archipelago. Its seat is located in the city of Vaxholm.

Vaxholm Municipality
Vaxholms kommun
Vaxholms town hall
Vaxholms town hall
Coat of arms of Vaxholm Municipality
Coordinates: 59°25′N 18°19′E
CountrySweden
CountyStockholm County
SeatVaxholm
Area
  Total107.07 km2 (41.34 sq mi)
  Land57.88 km2 (22.35 sq mi)
  Water49.19 km2 (18.99 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 (31 December 2021)[2]
  Total11,996
  Density110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Demonyms
  • Vaxholmer
  • Vaxholmite
  • Vaxholmian
  • Waxholmer
  • Waxholmite
  • Waxholmian
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceUppland
Municipal code0187
Websitewww.vaxholm.se
Density is calculated using land area only.

From 1974 to 1984 Vaxholm was united with Österåker Municipality, making up a municipality called Vaxholm, but with the seat in Åkersberga. After the "divorce" the new Vaxholm Municipality came out larger than it had been before the amalgamation. The municipality prefers to style itself City of Vaxholm.

Geography

The municipality is located within the Stockholm archipelago some 17 kilometres (11 mi) north-east of the city of Stockholm. It includes the Bogesundslandet peninsula, along with 64 islands and islets. Principal islands include Edholma, Edlunda, Granholmen, Hästholmen, Kullö, Ramsö, Resarö, Rindö, Risholmen, Skarpö, Skogsön, Stegesund-Hästholmen, Tynningö, Vaxholmen and Vaxön.

The municipality includes five urban areas or localities as defined by Statistics Sweden. These are Resarö, Rindö, Skarpö, Tynningö and Vaxholm. In 2010, Kullö was also considered an urban area, but it has now been redefined as part of the Vaxholm urban area.[3][4]

Other, less formally defined, places within the municipality include Karlsudd, Rindöby, Rindö smedja and Ytterby. Ytterby is known for its geology, and for the fact that no less than eight chemical elements were first discovered there.

Demography

Population development

Population development in Vaxholm Municipality 1970–2019
Year Population
1970
4,786
1975
4,874
1980
4,851
1985
6,325
1990
6,779
1995
8,215
2000
9,286
2005
10,123
2010
10,965
2015
11,380
2017
11,831
2019
12,003

Source: SCB - Folkmängd efter region och år.

Income and Education

The population in Vaxholm Municipality has the 8th highest median income per capita in Sweden.[5] The share of highly educated persons, according to Statistics Sweden's definition: persons with post-secondary education that is three years or longer, is 36.4% (national average: 27.0%) and the 14th highest in the country.[6]

Residents with a foreign background

On the 31st of December 2017 the number of people with a foreign background (persons born outside of Sweden or with two parents born outside of Sweden) was 1 599, or 13.52% of the population (11 831 on the 31st of December 2017). On the 31st of December 2002 the number of residents with a foreign background was (per the same definition) 1 044, or 10.84% of the population (9 631 on the 31st of December 2002).[7] On 31 December 2017 there were 11 831 residents in Vaxholm, of which 1 285 people (10.86%) 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.[8]

Economy

The municipality has a significant amount of tourism. Ships transporting passengers between the islands began running on a daily basis in the 1850s. Today, many of islands (among them the main island Vaxholm) can also be reached by bridges from the mainland. The tourist boats depart from Stockholm's Slussen.

Panorama

References

  1. "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.
  2. "Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 31 december 2021" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 22, 2022. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  3. "Statistiska tätorter 2020, befolkning, landareal, befolkningstäthet per tätort" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. Archived from the original on 26 May 2023. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
  4. "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  5. "Medianinkomst". Ekonomifakta. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  6. "Andel högutbildade". Ekonomifakta. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  7. Antal personer efter region, utländsk/svensk bakgrund och år (Read 5 januari 2019)
  8. Statistiska centralbyrån: Utrikes födda efter län, kommun och födelseland 31 december 2017 (XLS-fil) Läst 5 januari 2019
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