- Uppsala Municipality
Infobox_Kommun2
fullname=Uppsala kommun
county=Uppsala County
province=Uppland
capital=Uppsala
arearank=42nd
area=2,246.09
arealand=2,189.10
populationrank=4th
population=185,187
densityrank=59th
populationdensity=84.6
website=http://www.uppsala.se/
footnotes=Area & population from SCB as of December 31, 2006Uppsala Municipality ("Uppsala kommun") is a municipality in
Uppsala County in east centralSweden . Its seat is located in theuniversity city ofUppsala .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 , whenKnivsta Municipality was formed.Towns and villages
By population:
*Uppsala (seat)
*Sävja
*Storvreta
*Björklinge
*Bälinge
*Vattholma
*Vänge
*Lövstalöt
*Länna
*Almunge
*Skyttorp
*Knutby
*Järlåsa
*Gåvsta
*Gunsta
*Ytternäs och Vreta
*Håga
*Ramstalund
*Läby
*Vårdsätra Politics
Historically, Uppsala Municipality has been a centre both of
conservatism andliberalism , both receiving their ideological nourishment from the University. Today, however, the city is divided between left and right and has since1994 been governed by a coalition of the Social Democrats, the Left Party and the Green Party until the where the centre-right coalitionAlliance for Sweden won not only the national elections but also the regional.External links
* [http://www.uppsala.se Uppsala Municipality] - Official site
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