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. ContentsMap of Uppsala, SwedenUppsala 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 villagesBy population: Government and politicsHistorically, 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 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: Results of the Swedish general election, 2010 in Uppsala: Twin towns — sister citiesThe municipality has the following twinnigs ReferencesUppsala Municipality WikipediaSimilar Topics Carol (film) Erica Arana Gabriela Palacio | |||||||||
