Östergötland County
Östergötland County
Östergötlands län (Swedish) | ||
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Coordinates: 58°24′38″N 15°36′49″E / 58.4106°N 15.6136°E | ||
Country | Sweden | |
Founded | 1634 | |
Capital | Linköping | |
Municipalities | ||
Government | ||
• Governor | Carl Fredrik Graf (M) | |
• Council | Landstinget i Östergötland | |
Area | ||
• Total | 10,602.0 km2 (4,093.5 sq mi) | |
Population (September 30, 2017) NUTS Region | SE123 | |
Website | www |
Östergötland County (Swedish: Östergötlands län) is a county or län in southeastern Sweden. It has land borders with the counties of Kalmar to the southeast, Jönköping to the southwest, Örebro to the northwest, and Södermanland to the northeast. It also has a sea border with Västra Götaland to the west (across lake Vättern), and borders the Baltic Sea to the east.
Östergötland County has a population of 456,550 (September 30, 2017) and the capital and biggest city is
Province
For History, Geography and Culture see: Östergötland.
Östergötland has virtually the same boundaries as the current administrative entity, the Östergötland County.
Administration
The main aim of the
Municipalities
The county is divided into 13 municipalities:
- Boxholm
- Finspång
- Kinda
- Linköping
- Mjölby
- Motala
- Norrköping
- Söderköping
- Vadstena
- Valdemarsvik
- Ydre
- Åtvidaberg
- Ödeshög
Politics
The
Riksdag elections
The table details all Riksdag election results of Östergötland County since the unicameral era began in 1970. The blocs denote which party would support the Prime Minister or the lead opposition party towards the end of the elected parliament.
Year | Turnout | Votes | V | S
|
MP | C | L | KD | M | SD | NyD | Left | Right |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1970[3] | 89.1 | 239,956 | 3.6 | 49.5 | 19.4 | 13.5 | 2.5 | 11.2 | 53.1 | 44.1 | |||
1973[4] | 91.2 | 247,375 | 4.0 | 47.3 | 24.5 | 7.2 | 2.6 | 13.9 | 51.3 | 45.6 | |||
1976[5] | 92.3 | 260,602 | 3.5 | 46.2 | 23.3 | 9.4 | 2.0 | 15.3 | 49.7 | 48.0 | |||
1979[6] | 91.2 | 261,160 | 4.5 | 46.6 | 17.2 | 9.4 | 1.9 | 19.8 | 51.1 | 46.3 | |||
1982[7] | 92.0 | 265,147 | 5.1 | 48.4 | 1.4 | 15.0 | 4.7 | 2.5 | 22.9 | 53.0 | 43.0 | ||
1985[8] | 90.6 | 266,559 | 4.4 | 47.5 | 13.0 | 12.9 | 20.6 | 51.9 | 46.5 | ||||
1988[9] | 86.5 | 256,735 | 5.1 | 45.6 | 5.2 | 11.8 | 10.9 | 3.6 | 17.5 | 55.9 | 40.2 | ||
1991[10] | 87.3 | 261,387 | 4.0 | 38.8 | 3.0 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.8 | 21.1 | 6.6 | 42.8 | 46.6 | |
1994[11] | 87.7 | 266,456 | 5.5 | 46.1 | 5.1 | 7.7 | 6.7 | 4.8 | 21.7 | 1.4 | 56.6 | 40.8 | |
1998[12] | 82.4 | 249,757 | 11.1 | 37.2 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 13.1 | 22.0 | 53.1 | 44.1 | ||
2002[13] | 81.1 | 250,926 | 7.3 | 42.2 | 4.8 | 6.1 | 11.8 | 10.3 | 14.7 | 0.9 | 54.3 | 42.9 | |
2006[14] | 83.4 | 262,168 | 5.2 | 37.4 | 5.1 | 7.6 | 6.5 | 7.2 | 24.8 | 2.3 | 47.7 | 46.1 | |
2010[15] | 85.8 | 279,741 | 5.1 | 33.0 | 7.6 | 6.3 | 6.8 | 5.9 | 28.7 | 5.3 | 45.6 | 47.6 | |
2014[16] | 87.0 | 291,484 | 4.8 | 32.6 | 6.6 | 6.0 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 22.3 | 14.4 | 44.0 | 38.4 | |
2018[17] | 88.2 | 300,778 | 6.8 | 29.1 | 4.2 | 8.4 | 5.4 | 6.7 | 20.4 | 17.6 | 48.4 | 50.0 | |
2022[18] | 85.3 | 303,906 | 5.6 | 30.6 | 4.6 | 6.5 | 4.4 | 6.0 | 19.8 | 21.2 | 47.3 | 51.4 |
Demographics
Foreign background
Location | 2002 | 2006 | 2010 | 2014 | 2018 | 2019 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Boxholm | 4.1 | 5.2 | 6.1 | 8.4 | 11.3 | 11.6 |
Finspång | 12.0 | 13.0 | 13.5 | 15.9 | 19.1 | 19.9 |
Kinda | 4.2 | 5.2 | 6.0 | 9.0 | 10.5 | 10.7 |
Linköping | 11.7 | 13.6 | 17.2 | 19.2 | 22.4 | 23.1 |
Mjölby | 6.7 | 7.4 | 8.7 | 10.5 | 14.0 | 14.7 |
Motala | 11.5 | 12.4 | 13.4 | 15.8 | 19.2 | 19.5 |
Norrköping | 16.5 | 18.0 | 20.4 | 23.1 | 26.7 | 27.3 |
Söderköping | 5.7 | 5.8 | 6.2 | 6.7 | 8.6 | 8.9 |
Vadstena | 6.2 | 7.1 | 7.9 | 8.9 | 10.8 | 10.5 |
Valdemarsvik | 4.9 | 5.8 | 7.5 | 9.2 | 15.1 | 14.7 |
Ydre | 5.0 | 6.0 | 7.3 | 9.9 | 11.9 | 11.6 |
Åtvidaberg | 4.9 | 5.2 | 5.8 | 7.3 | 9.2 | 9.4 |
Ödeshög | 5.3 | 6.4 | 8.0 | 10.5 | 14.4 | 14.2 |
Total | 11.8 | 13.2 | 15.5 | 17.8 | 21.1 | 21.7 |
Source: SCB [19] |
Heraldry
Östergötland County inherited its coat of arms from the province of Östergötland. When it is shown with a royal crown it represents the County Administrative Board.
See also
- Dukes of Östergötland, a title for members of the royal family
References and notes
- ^ "Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 30 september 2017 och befolkningsförändringar 1 juli–30 september 2017. Totalt". Statistics Sweden. 2017-11-08. Retrieved 2017-11-19.
- ^ Regions and Cities > Regional Statistics > Regional Economy > Regional GDP per Capita, OECD.Stats. Accessed on 16 November 2018.
- ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1970" (PDF). SCB. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
- ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1973" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1976" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1979" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1982)" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1985" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1988)" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1991" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1994" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- Valmyndigheten. Archived from the originalon 7 September 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- Valmyndigheten. Archived from the originalon 28 September 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ "Röster - Val 2010" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten. Archived from the original on 17 December 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ "Röster - Val 2014" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten. Archived from the original on 11 November 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- Valmyndigheten. Archived from the originalon 17 December 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ "Valpresentation". resultat.val.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2023-01-26.
- ^ SCB. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
External links
- Östergötland County Administrative Board
- Östergötland County Council Archived 2007-03-18 at the Wayback Machine
- Tourism in Östergötland Archived 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine
- Regional Association of Östergötland Archived 2008-10-28 at the Wayback Machine