Knivsta Municipality

Knivsta Municipality Knivsta kommun
Municipality
Knivsta by night
Coat of arms
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Country	Sweden
County	Uppsala County
Seat	Knivsta
Area
• Total	295.12 km2 (113.95 sq mi)
• Land	282.17 km2 (108.95 sq mi)
• Water	12.95 km2 (5.00 sq mi)
	Area as of January 1, 2014.
Population (March 31, 2016)
• Total	16,919
• Density	57/km2 (150/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.

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

• Alsike
• Knivsta (seat)

Government and politics

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

• Moderate Party 9
• Social Democratic Party 6
• Knivsta.Nu 5
• Liberal People's Party 3
• Centre Party 3
• Green Party 2
• Christian Democrats 1
• Left Party 1
• Sweden Democrats 1

Results of the Swedish general election, 2010 in Knivsta:

• Moderate Party 38.2%
• Social Democratic Party 19.2%
• Liberal People's Party 9.5%
• Centre Party 9.2%
• Green Party 7.4%
• Christian Democrats 7.1%
• Sweden Democrats 4.4%
• Left Party 3.5%

External links

• Knivsta Municipality - Official site
• Knivsta map
• Knivstabo.se - A webportal for citizens of Knivsta