Uppsala Municipality

Uppsala Municipality (Uppsala kommun) is a municipality in Uppsala County in east central Sweden. Uppsala has a population of 211,411 (2016-06-30). Its seat is located in the university city of Uppsala.

Uppsala Municipality was created through amalgamations taking place during the late sixties and the early seventies. There are about thirty original local government units combined in the present municipality. A split took place in 2003, when Knivsta Municipality was formed.

Towns and villages
By population:


 * Uppsala (seat)
 * Sävja
 * Storvreta
 * Björklinge
 * Bälinge
 * Vattholma
 * Vänge
 * Lövstalöt
 * Almunge
 * Länna
 * Skyttorp
 * Ytternäs och Vreta
 * Knutby
 * Gåvsta
 * Järlåsa
 * Gunsta
 * Skölsta
 * Ramstalund
 * Håga
 * Vårdsätra
 * Skoby
 * Läby
 * Blackstalund

Economy
Largest operating companies in Uppsala:
 * Erasteel, metallurgy
 * Cytiva, biotechnology
 * Upplands Motor, car dealership
 * Beijer Alma, technology
 * Fresenius Kabi, healthcare
 * Thermo Scientific, pharmaceutical company
 * Uppsala Kommun, county admin
 * Stora Enso, renewables
 * Biotage, healthcare
 * Galderma, healthcare

Government and politics
Historically, Uppsala Municipality has been a centre both of conservatism and liberalism, both receiving their ideological nourishment from the university. Today, however, the city is divided between left and right and has since 1994 been governed by a coalition of the Social Democrats, the Left Party and the Green Party until the 2006 Swedish local elections where the centre-right coalition Alliance for Sweden won not only the national elections but also the regional.

Distribution of the 81 seats in the municipal council after the 2010 election:


 * Moderate Party  23
 * Social Democratic Party  21
 * Green Party  11
 * Liberal People's Party  8
 * Centre Party  6
 * Left Party  6
 * Christian Democrats  4
 * Sweden Democrats  2

Results of the 2010 Swedish general election in Uppsala:


 * Moderate Party  29.5%
 * Social Democratic Party  24.0%
 * Green Party  11.2%
 * Liberal People's Party  9.1%
 * Centre Party  7.6%
 * Christian Democrats  6.4%
 * Left Party  6.4%
 * Sweden Democrats  3.8%

Twin towns — sister cities
The municipality has the following twinnings
 * 🇳🇴 Bærum
 * 🇩🇰 Frederiksberg
 * 🇮🇸 Hafnarfjörður
 * 🇫🇮 Hämeenlinna
 * 🇪🇪 Tartu
 * 🇺🇸 Minneapolis
 * 🇰🇷 Daejeon