Ovanåker Municipality
municipality in Gävleborg County, Sweden
Ovanåker Municipality (Swedish: Ovanåkers kommun) is a municipality in Gävleborg County, east central Sweden. The municipal seat is located in Edsbyn.
The subdivision reform of 1952 saw the amalgamation of "old" Ovanåker with Voxna (both formed by the first local government acts of 1862). In 1977 Alfta (which 1974-1976 had been in Bollnäs Municipality) was added.
Localities
Alfta
Edsbyn (seat)
Knåda
Ovanåker
Roteberg
Runemo
Viksjöfors
Demographics
This is a demographic table based on Ovanåker Municipality's electoral districts in the 2022 Swedish general election sourced from SVT's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official statistics.
In total there were 11,705 residents, including 9,015 Swedish citizens of voting age. 47.5% voted for the left coalition and 51.7% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.
The public source identifies “Ovanåker Municipality” as municipality in Gävleborg County, Sweden. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Ovanåker, Municipality and municipality.
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 27, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q505085. Authority coordinates are 61.383, 15.817. 2 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1952, 1862, 1977 and 1974.
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