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- Norrland (Swedish: [ˈnɔ̌rːland] ⓘ, "Northland", originally Norrlanden or "the Northlands") is the northernmost, largest and least populated of the three traditional lands of Sweden, consisting of nine provinces.
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Norrland (Swedish: [ˈnɔ̌rːland] ⓘ, "Northland", originally Norrlanden or "the Northlands") is the northernmost, largest and least populated of the three traditional lands of Sweden, consisting of nine provinces.
Today there are 21 counties and 290 municipalities in Sweden. Current divisions of municipalities and counties. Counties and municipalities in numerical order. Municipalities in alphabetical order. Municipalities with links to other divisions (xlsx) Previous municipality and county divisions.
- Local Government in Sweden
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- Local and Regional Self-Government and The Right to Levy Taxes
The country's municipalities and regions are responsible for providing a significant proportion of all public services. They have a considerable degree of autonomy and have independent powers of taxation. Local self-government and the right to levy taxes are stipulated in the Instrument of Government, one of the four pillars of the Swedish Constitu...
Art. 1. Swedish democracy is founded on the free formation of opinion and on universal and equal suffrage. It shall be realised through a representative and parliamentary policy and through local s...Art. 7. Sweden has municipalities and county councils. The decision-making power in these local authorities is exercised by elected assemblies.There are approximately 36,000 political assignments in the 290 municipalities and 4,600 political assignments in the 21 regions. This means that 1 per cent of the adult population in Sweden holds a political assignment in a municipality or region. In local government councils, 43 per cent of the councillors are women and 57 per cent are men. In th...
Overall, municipalities and regions employ approximately 1,2 million people, corresponding roughly to 25 per cent of total employment in Sweden. Municipalities employ approximately 900,000 people and regions employ around 310,000. Women represent just over 80 per cent of the total employment figure for municipalities and regions.
Local and regional self-government is an important element in the democratic system of Sweden. Local and regional self-government is written into the Swedish Constitution (the Instrument of Government). The right of municipalities and regions to levy their own taxes among their citizens was established as long ago as in the Local Government Ordinan...
The municipalities of Sweden (Swedish: Sveriges kommuner) are its lower-level local government entities. There are 290 municipalities which are responsible for a large proportion of local services, including schools, emergency services and physical planning.
Dec 31, 2023 · Population statistics. Sweden's 50 largest municipalities 2023.
Dec 31, 1990 · Localities. The population of all urban areas and settlements (tätorter) in Västernorrland county with 200 inhabitants or more according to official estimates. The icon links to further information about a selected place including its population structure (gender, age groups).
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Norrland is the northernmost region of Sweden. The other two regions are Götaland and Svealand. Norrland includes the Swedish counties Gävleborg County, Västernorrland County, Jämtland County, Västerbotten County and Norrbotten County.
