Ludvika Municipality (Ludvika kommun) is a municipality in Dalarna County, central Sweden. It has its seat in the town of Ludvika.
Ludvika Municipality
Ludvika kommun | |
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Municipality | |
Ludvika Railway Station | |
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Coat of arms | |
| Coordinates: 60°08′N 15°11′E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| County | Dalarna County |
| Seat | Ludvika |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,647.81 km2 (636.22 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,490.42 km2 (575.45 sq mi) |
| • Water | 157.39 km2 (60.77 sq mi) |
| Area as of 1 January 2014. | |
| Population (31 December 2021)[2] | |
| • Total | 26,497 |
| • Density | 16/km2 (42/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | SE |
| Province | Dalarna |
| Municipal code | 2085 |
| Website | www.ludvika.se |
| Density is calculated using land area only. | |
In 1971 the City of Ludvika (itself instituted as such in 1919) was amalgamated with the adjacent municipalities of Grangärde and Säfsnäs, forming the present entity.
Figures as of 2004.[3]
Largest employers in Ludvika:[4]
| Year | % | Votes | V | S | MP | C | L | KD | M | SD | NyD | Left | Right |
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| 1973[5] | 89.0 | 21,040 | 9.3 | 56.6 | 20.5 | 5.1 | 1.2 | 6.8 | 65.8 | 32.4 | |||
| 1976[6] | 90.4 | 22,021 | 7.8 | 57.4 | 19.5 | 6.3 | 0.9 | 7.7 | 65.2 | 33.5 | |||
| 1979[7] | 90.1 | 21,727 | 8.7 | 59.1 | 13.2 | 6.3 | 1.1 | 10.9 | 67.7 | 30.5 | |||
| 1982[8] | 91.1 | 21,687 | 8.2 | 61.7 | 1.7 | 11.1 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 12.6 | 70.0 | 27.2 | ||
| 1985[9] | 89.3 | 20,718 | 8.9 | 59.5 | 1.7 | 8.5 | 9.3 | 12.0 | 68.4 | 29.8 | |||
| 1988[10] | 84.9 | 19,133 | 9.4 | 57.4 | 5.4 | 8.3 | 7.7 | 2.2 | 9.5 | 72.1 | 25.5 | ||
| 1991[11] | 85.0 | 18,880 | 6.7 | 53.5 | 2.6 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 5.2 | 12.1 | 6.6 | 60.1 | 29.5 | |
| 1994[12] | 86.1 | 18,636 | 9.5 | 60.1 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 2.4 | 12.1 | 1.0 | 74.4 | 24.0 | |
| 1998[13] | 80.4 | 16,620 | 20.8 | 46.7 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 8.5 | 13.1 | 71.1 | 27.0 | ||
| 2002[14] | 77.5 | 15,521 | 13.2 | 53.9 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 7.7 | 5.9 | 8.9 | 1.1 | 71.0 | 27.1 | |
| 2006[15] | 79.2 | 15,656 | 10.0 | 49.2 | 3.2 | 6.1 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 16.6 | 2.9 | 62.4 | 31.1 | |
| 2010[16] | 82.7 | 16,552 | 8.2 | 45.1 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 3.3 | 20.7 | 7.6 | 58.4 | 32.9 | |
| 2014[17] | 85.5 | 16,841 | 7.6 | 40.6 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 15.4 | 20.0 | 52.9 | 25.0 | |
| 2018[18] | 87.1 | 16,868 | 8.3 | 35.4 | 2.9 | 6.6 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 14.1 | 23.2 | 53.1 | 45.3 |
Ludvika has three twin towns:
Many sport teams have their origins in Ludvika Municipality. The soccer teams "Östansbo IS" (ÖIS), "Ludvika FK" (LFK, male) and "IFK Ludvika" (female) come from Ludvika and play in divisions 4 and 3. All three also have junior teams. There is also an ice-hockey team, Ludvika Hockey Förening Lightning. Other teams include ping-pong teams as well as other sports.
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