Knivsta Municipality

Knivsta Municipality
Knivsta kommun
—  Municipality  —

Coat of arms
Country Sweden
County Uppsala County
Seat Knivsta
Area[1]
 • Total 296.94 km2 (114.6 sq mi)
 • Land 283.46 km2 (109.4 sq mi)
 • Water 13.48 km2 (5.2 sq mi)
  Area as of January 1, 2010.
Population (June 30, 2010)[2]
 • Total 14,634
 • Density 49.3/km2 (127.6/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
ISO 3166 code SE
Province Uppland
Municipal code 0330
Website www.knivsta.se

Knivsta Municipality (Knivsta kommun) is a municipality in Uppsala County in east central Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Knivsta, with some 7,100 inhabitants.

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History

Until 1971 Knivsta was a municipality in Stockholm County, when it was merged into Uppsala Municipality and subsequently belonged to Uppsala County. On January 1, 2003 Knivsta was separated from Uppsala to once again form a separate municipality, located in Uppsala County.

The coat of arms symbolises the Stones of Mora where the Swedish Kings were elected in ancient times.

Localities

Government and politics

Distribution of the 31 seats in the municipal council after the 2010 election:

Results of the Swedish general election, 2010 in Knivsta:

References

  1. ^ "Statistiska centralbyrån den 1 januari 2010" (in Swedish) (Microsoft Excel). Statistics Sweden. http://www.scb.se/Statistik/MI/MI0802/2010A01/mi0802tab3_2010.xls. Retrieved 2010-08-21. 
  2. ^ "SCB, Befolkningsstatistik 30 juni 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. http://www.scb.se/Pages/TableAndChart____244147.aspx. Retrieved 2010-08-19. 

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Municipalities
Municipal seats
Localities in Knivsta Municipality, Uppsala County, Sweden
Localities:
Alsike  · Knivsta (seat)