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Ekvik
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Small locality in Linköping Municipality, Östergötland County

Ekvik

1

Facts

MunicipalityLinköping
CountyÖstergötland County
Population163
Area121 ha
SCB code0580SB144

2

Place profile

5/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
61/100
Quiet surroundings
69/100
Rurality
49/100
Urbanity
16/100
Family friendliness
17/100
Senior friendliness
8/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest20 m
  • Distance to water350 m
  • Distance to farmland210 m
  • Distance to shoreline350 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road30 m
  • Distance to railway13.3 km
  • Distance to industry8.1 km
  • Distance to power line1.2 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store8.3 km
  • Distance to school7.1 km
  • Distance to train station13.9 km

Median across 218 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 290–420
  • 205–939
  • 2910–1429
  • 3015–1922
  • 920–2410
  • 2325–2913
  • 2330–3424
  • 3435–3927
  • 2540–4434
  • 4045–4929
  • 3550–5430
  • 1955–5929
  • 4660–6432
  • 3665–6937
  • 3870–7430
  • 2175–7920
  • 2180+18

Men 478Women 443

Marital status

  • Unmarried457 (50 %)
  • Married347 (38 %)
  • Divorced67 (7 %)
  • Widowed40 (4 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Ekvik, 921 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 163 inhabitants. A statistical area follows no locality boundary, so the figures describe the area around the locality, not the locality alone.

4

Driving time

  • Stockholm2 h 46 min
  • Gothenburg3 h 38 min
  • Malmö4 h 56 min
  • Municipal seat33 min

Modelled car route (MOTIS), not a navigator's ETA — the figures run systematically high but are comparable between localities. Destinations not listed are more than six hours away.

5

Lakes nearby

  • Roxen9,217 ha570 m
  • Skiren58 ha2.5 km
  • Bjän29 ha3.2 km
  • Stensjön18 ha3.6 km

6

Nearest localities

7

Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone3.7 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)6.9 km
  • Potentially contaminated land920 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve4.3 km
  • Natura 20002.1 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest12 km
  • Water protection area9.6 km
  • Habitat protection1 km
  • National conservation interest2.1 km
  • National heritage interest1.5 km

Services & safety

  • School7 km
  • Fire station13.5 km
  • Police station16.1 km
  • Civil defence shelter8.3 km
  • Vulnerable area (police)11.4 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site740 m
  • Swimming pool8.4 km
  • Campsite570 m
  • Hiking trail5.7 km
  • Cycle trail5.4 km
  • Ski trail16.6 km
  • Floodlit track12.7 km
  • Birding site6.9 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant8.3 km
  • Café1 in the locality550 m
  • Petrol station8.5 km
  • Library8.3 km
  • Sports hall6.9 km
  • Hotel8.6 km
  • Care home8.1 km
  • Recycling centre11.8 km

Disturbance

  • Major road7.2 km
  • Railway13.3 km
  • Power line2 km
  • Wind turbine15.7 km
  • Mobile mast3 km
  • Military area7.8 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)4 km
  • Mine15.2 km
  • Quarry6.3 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark7.9 km
  • Church3.3 km
  • Community hall2.2 km

Distances are measured from the locality's centre to the nearest point in the layer, capped at 50 km. Counts are exact within the locality boundary. A layer not listed has nothing within the cap.

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Applies to the whole municipality

  • Population168,035
  • Median income392,300 kr/yr
  • Average age40.3 years
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The figures describe Linköping Municipality as a whole, not Ekvik.