Nordanstig Municipality

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'''Nordanstig Municipality''' ({{langx|sv|Nordanstigs kommun}}) is a [[Municipalities of Sweden|municipality]] in [[Gävleborg County]], east central [[Sweden]]. The municipal seat is located in [[Bergsjö]].

The municipality was created in 1974 when ''Bergsjö'', ''Gnarp'', ''Hassela'' and ''Harmånger'' were amalgamated. The name chosen for the new municipality was taken from a corresponding ecclesiastical entity, ''Nordanstigs kontrakt'', which got this name in 1916 on the initiative of [[Nathan Söderblom]], the [[archbishop of Uppsala]].

The current municipal arms was designed in the mid 80s. It depicts: A horse to symbolize the forest and agricultural industry; the net symbolizes fishing and six net [[mesh]] to symbolize the six municipal parishes (Hassela, Bergsjö, Ilsbo, Gnarp, Jättendal and Harmånger).

Olympic gold medalist in slalom from 2018 PyongChang, [[André Myhrer]], is born in Bergsjö, Nordanstig municipality.

==Localities== * [[Bergsjö]] (seat) * [[Hassela]] * [[Harmånger]] * [[Gnarp]] * [[Ilsbo]] * [[Jättendal]] * [[Stocka]] * [[Strömsbruk]]

==Demographics== This is a demographic table based on Nordanstig Municipality's electoral districts in the [[2022 Swedish general election]] sourced from [[Swedish Television|SVT]]'s election platform, in turn taken from [[Statistiska Centralbyrån|SCB]] official statistics.<ref name=NordanstigVal2022>{{cite web|url=https://valresultat.svt.se/2022/riksdagsval-2132-nordanstig.html|title=Valresultat 2022 för Nordanstig i riksdagsvalet|publisher=[[Swedish Television|SVT]]|language=sv|date=11 September 2022|accessdate=31 December 2023}}</ref>

In total there were 9,475 inhabitants, with 7,393 Swedish citizens of voting age.<ref name=NordanstigVal2022/> 47.8% voted for the left coalition and 50.8% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.

{| role="presentation" class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" ! 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}} [[Swedish kronor|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" |Bergsjö | 2,293 | 1,770 | 46.8 | 51.5 | 79 | 86 | 14 | 23,024 | 30 |- | align="left" |Gnarp | 2,267 | 1,749 | 45.6 | 52.7 | 81 | 93 | 7 | 22,288 | 27 |- | align="left" |Harmånger-Ilsbo | 1,975 | 1,495 | 44.3 | 54.9 | 81 | 90 | 10 | 22,291 | 25 |- | align="left" |Hassela-Älgered | 1,228 | 998 | 53.7 | 45.0 | 79 | 89 | 11 | 21,835 | 24 |- | align="left" |Jättendal-Stocka | 1,712 | 1,381 | 52.1 | 46.5 | 79 | 90 | 10 | 23,018 | 28 |- | colspan="10" align="left" |Source: [[Sveriges Television|SVT]]<ref name=NordanstigVal2022/> |}

==Islands== * [[Gran (island)|Gran]]

==Economy== The manufacturing industry provides 25% of the employment; [[service industry|service]] and [[communication]]s 14%; [[agriculture]], [[forest industry|forest]] and [[fishing]] industries 6%; [[education]] and [[research]] 9%.

Largest private employers were (2004):<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nordanstig.se/net/Nordanstig/N%e4ringsliv/N%e4ringslivsfakta |title=Näringslivsfakta |access-date=2005-09-26 |archive-date=2005-08-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050829115108/http://www.nordanstig.se/net/Nordanstig/N%e4ringsliv/N%e4ringslivsfakta |url-status=dead }}</ref> #Strömsbruksfabriken - 150 employees #Trima AB - 125 employees #Plyfa AB - 80 employees #SMP Parts - 50 employees #Hassela utbildningscenter - 40 employees #Tjärnviks Trä AB - 40 employees

==Sister city== Nordanstig has one [[sister city]]: *{{flagicon|DNK}} [[Holeby]], Denmark

== References == {{Reflist}}

== External links == {{Commons category}} * [http://www.nordanstig.se Nordanstig] - Official site

{{Geographic location | Centre = Nordanstig | N = [[Sundsvall Municipality|Sundsvall]] ([[Västernorrland County|Västernorrland]]) | E = ''[[Bothnian Sea]]'' | S = [[Hudiksvall Municipality|Hudiksvall]] | W = [[Ljusdal Municipality|Ljusdal]]<br />[[Hudiksvall Municipality|Hudiksvall]] | NW = [[Ånge Municipality|Ånge]] ([[Västernorrland County|Västernorrland]]) }} {{Gävleborg County}} {{Localities in Nordanstig Municipality}} {{Authority control}}

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