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Kosta
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest40 m
- Distance to water300 m
- Distance to farmland230 m
- Distance to shoreline300 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway12.7 km
- Distance to industry470 m
- Distance to power line5.5 km
Services
- Distance to grocery store500 m
- Distance to school720 m
- Distance to train station13.4 km
Median across 444 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 120–415
- 205–920
- 1910–1415
- 2015–1923
- 1720–248
- 1225–2913
- 2330–3414
- 1535–3926
- 2540–4416
- 1945–4923
- 2850–5415
- 2755–5938
- 3260–6430
- 3365–6933
- 3570–7433
- 3675–7934
- 4780+54
Men 420Women 410
Marital status
- Unmarried376 (46 %)
- Married287 (35 %)
- Divorced105 (13 %)
- Widowed58 (7 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Kosta, 830 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 836 inhabitants. A statistical area follows no locality boundary, so the figures describe the area around the locality, not the locality alone.
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Driving time
- Stockholm5 h 38 min
- Gothenburg3 h 46 min
- Malmö3 h 15 min
- Municipal seat16 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.
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Lakes nearby
- Iglagöl10 ha440 m
- Blågöl8 ha1 km
- Djupgöl8 ha1.8 km
- Stampasjön19 ha2.2 km
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Nearest localities
- Lessebo2,881 inhabitants11.3 km
- Granbäcken96 inhabitants12 km
- Målerås196 inhabitants12.1 km
- Kullerstad103 inhabitants12.8 km
- Hovmantorp3,208 inhabitants15.6 km
- Lenhovda1,694 inhabitants16.2 km
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Associations and activities
- Muséet Gamla KostamuseumCulture
- PRO KostapensionärsföreningSocial
Associations and activities carrying the locality's name, from the municipalities' own registers, the Swedish Sports Confederation and the Swedish Tax Agency. The list is not exhaustive: an association without the locality name in its name is not included.
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Surroundings
Natural hazards
- Flood zone11.1 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)950 m
- Potentially contaminated land13 in the locality90 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve1.4 km
- Natura 20002.7 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest36.8 km
- Water protection area1.3 km
- Habitat protection7 km
- National conservation interest1.3 km
- National heritage interestThe locality lies within
Services & safety
- School2 in the locality480 m
- Fire station12.2 km
- Police station12.8 km
- Civil defence shelter2 in the locality560 m
- Vulnerable area (police)36.5 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site11.5 km
- Swimming pool2 in the locality360 m
- Campsite2 in the locality320 m
- Hiking trail350 m
- Cycle trail1.1 km
- Ski trail34.6 km
- Floodlit track36.6 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant1 in the locality280 m
- Café2 in the locality740 m
- Petrol station1 in the locality440 m
- Library12.5 km
- Sports hall11.9 km
- Hotel2 in the locality650 m
- Care home1 in the locality350 m
- Recycling centre14.4 km
Disturbance
- Major road550 m
- Railway12.7 km
- Power line5.4 km
- Wind turbine13.1 km
- Mobile mast1 in the locality1.1 km
- Military area3.1 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)1.4 km
- Quarry5 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark1 in the locality760 m
- Church1 in the locality1 km
- Community hall12.8 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
- Population8,289
- Median income355,400 kr/yr
- Average age44.0 years
The figures describe Lessebo Municipality as a whole, not Kosta.