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'''Bengtsfors Municipality''' ({{langx|sv|Bengtsfors kommun}}) is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Bengtsfors.

The present municipality was formed in 1971 when the former market town (''köping'') of Bengtsfors (instituted in 1926) was amalgamated with the municipalities of Bäckefors, Lelång and Steneby.

==Geography== The municipality has much water areas, consisting of lakes and streams. It makes it a good place for canoeing, fishing and bathing.

Every year a canoeing marathon called ''Dalslands Kanot Marathon+'', or DKM+, is held. It is an enduring 55&nbsp;km long (a marathon "plus"), stretching through the many municipal streams, and one of Sweden's largest canoeing competitions.

Bengtsfors is also crossed by the Dalsland Canal.

===Localities=== Localities in the municipality and inhabitants: *Bengtsfors (seat), 3,600 inh. *Billingsfors, 1,400 inh. *Bäckefors, 750 inh. *Dals Långed, 1,700 inh. *Gustavsfors, 700 inh. *Skåpafors, 400 inh.

==Demographics== This is a demographic table based on Bengtsfors Municipality's electoral districts in the 2022 Swedish general election sourced from SVT's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official statistics.<ref name=BengtsforsVal2022>{{cite web|url=https://valresultat.svt.se/2022/riksdagsval-1460-bengtsfors.html|title=Valresultat 2022 för Bengtsfors i riksdagsvalet|publisher=SVT|language=sv|date=11 September 2022|access-date=25 January 2024}}</ref>

In total there were 9,389 residents, including 7,070 Swedish citizens of voting age.<ref name=BengtsforsVal2022/> 46.3% voted for the left coalition and 52.9% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.

{| role="presentation" class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible" ! rowspan="3" |Location ! {{tooltip|2=Number of residents in district, regardless of age or citizenship status|Residents}} ! {{tooltip|2=Swedish citizens above the age of 18, automatically eligible to vote|Citizen {{br}} adults}} ! {{tooltip|2=Social Democrats, Left Party, Centre Party, Green Party, %|Left vote}} ! {{tooltip|2=Sweden Democrats, Moderates, Christian Democrats, Liberals, %|Right vote}} ! {{tooltip|2=Defined by Statistiska Centralbyrån (SCB) as the share of people between the ages of 20 and 64 who are working taxpayers, %|Employed}} ! {{tooltip|2=Defined by Statistiska Centralbyrån (SCB) as residents born in Sweden with at least one Swedish-born parent, %|Swedish {{br}} parents}} ! {{tooltip|2=Defined by Statistiska Centralbyrån (SCB) as residents born abroad or in Sweden with two foreign-born parents, %|Foreign {{br}} heritage}} ! {{tooltip|2=Defined by Statistiska Centralbyrån (SCB) as the median income received monthly income through either employment, capital gains or social grants for the median adult above 20, also including pensioners in Swedish kronor|Income {{br}} SEK}} ! {{tooltip|2=Defined by Statistiska Centralbyrån (SCB) as any degree accumulated after high school, %|Degree}} |- ! ! ! style="background:{{party color|Swedish Social Democratic Party}};color:#FFFFFF;" | ! style="background:{{party color|Moderate Party}};color:#FFFFFF;" | ! ! ! ! ! |- ! data-sort-type="number" | ! data-sort-type="number" | ! data-sort-type="number" | % ! data-sort-type="number" | % ! data-sort-type="number" | ! data-sort-type="number" | ! data-sort-type="number" | ! data-sort-type="number" | ! data-sort-type="number" | |- | align="left" |Nordvästra | 2,300 | 1,659 | 44.7 | 54.7 | 69 | 70 | 30 | 21,073 | 26 |- | align="left" |Nordöstra | 1,886 | 1,340 | 45.5 | 53.5 | 68 | 70 | 30 | 21,256 | 23 |- | align="left" |Norra | 2,063 | 1,610 | 45.9 | 53.3 | 82 | 83 | 17 | 24,544 | 31 |- | align="left" |Sydvästra | 1,439 | 1,136 | 36.7 | 62.8 | 77 | 87 | 13 | 22,915 | 20 |- | align="left" |Sydöstra | 1,701 | 1,325 | 55.9 | 43.0 | 70 | 82 | 18 | 20,036 | 35 |- | colspan="10" align="left" |Source: SVT<ref name=BengtsforsVal2022/> |}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== {{Commons category}} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20160529010458/http://www.bengtsfors.se/ Bengtsfors Municipality] - Official site *[http://www.dalslandskanal.se/ Dalsland Canal] - In Swedish, English and German

{{Geographic location | Centre = Bengtsfors | N = Årjäng (Värmland) | NE = Säffle (Värmland) | E = Åmål | SE = Mellerud | SW = Färgelanda | W = Dals-Ed }} {{Västra Götaland County}} {{Localities in Bengtsfors Municipality}} {{Authority control}}

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