Sala Municipality, Sweden
Municipality in Västmanland County, Sweden
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Sala Municipality (Swedish: Sala kommun) is a municipality in Västmanland County in central Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Sala.
Sala Municipality
Sala kommun | |
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Sala Town Hall | |
 Coat of arms | |
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| Coordinates: 59°55′N 16°36′E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| County | Västmanland County |
| Seat | Sala |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,204.39 km2 (465.02 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,166.85 km2 (450.52 sq mi) |
| • Water | 37.54 km2 (14.49 sq mi) |
| Area as of 1 January 2014. | |
| Population (30 June 2025)[2] | |
• Total | 22,705 |
| • Density | 19.458/km2 (50.397/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | SE |
| Province | Västmanland and Uppland |
| Municipal code | 1981 |
| Website | www.sala.se |
The present municipality was created in 1971, when the City of Sala was amalgamated with the rural municipalities Möklinta and Tärna and a part of Västerfärnebo.
Localities
- Kila
- Kumla kyrkby
- Möklinta
- Norrbäck
- Ransta
- Sala (seat)
- Salbohed
- Sätra brunn
- Västerfärnebo
Demographics
This is a demographic table based on Sala Municipality's electoral districts in the 2022 Swedish general election sourced from SVT's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official statistics.[3]
In total there were 22,969 residents, including 17,496 Swedish citizens of voting age.[3] 46.1% voted for the left coalition and 52.6% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.
| Location | Residents | Citizen adults |
Left vote | Right vote | Employed | Swedish parents |
Foreign heritage |
Income SEK |
Degree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | ||||||||
| Centrum | 2,070 | 1,786 | 50.1 | 49.1 | 76 | 83 | 17 | 21,676 | 29 |
| Dalhem-Gärdesta | 2,238 | 1,622 | 47.6 | 51.0 | 80 | 80 | 20 | 24,645 | 36 |
| Jakobsberg-Bryggeriet | 1,708 | 1,247 | 55.4 | 43.2 | 70 | 63 | 37 | 19,702 | 30 |
| Kila-Fläckebo | 1,722 | 1,390 | 44.2 | 53.9 | 87 | 92 | 8 | 26,910 | 36 |
| Kumla-Ransta-Tärna | 1,876 | 1,431 | 40.3 | 58.6 | 85 | 91 | 9 | 26,523 | 35 |
| Kungsängen-Valla | 1,701 | 1,383 | 50.8 | 48.0 | 87 | 81 | 19 | 26,980 | 38 |
| Möklinta | 1,237 | 949 | 33.6 | 64.2 | 80 | 90 | 10 | 22,502 | 24 |
| Sala N | 1,938 | 1,491 | 46.5 | 52.0 | 83 | 85 | 15 | 25,729 | 31 |
| Sala S | 2,307 | 1,712 | 46.5 | 52.7 | 85 | 85 | 15 | 28,039 | 38 |
| Sala Ö | 1,656 | 1,293 | 36.5 | 62.4 | 88 | 93 | 7 | 27,426 | 31 |
| Västerfärnebo | 2,106 | 1,677 | 39.6 | 59.6 | 85 | 92 | 8 | 24,113 | 29 |
| Åkra | 2,410 | 1,515 | 61.2 | 36.3 | 64 | 46 | 54 | 18,136 | 24 |
| Source: SVT[3] | |||||||||
