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Kovik
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Small locality in Gotland Municipality, Gotland County

Kovik

1

Facts

MunicipalityGotland
CountyGotland County
Population107
Area115 ha
SCB code0980SB125

2

Place profile

28/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
39/100
Quiet surroundings
64/100
Rurality
41/100
Urbanity
37/100
Family friendliness
26/100
Senior friendliness
28/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest10 m
  • Distance to water550 m
  • Distance to farmland160 m
  • Distance to shoreline320 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road30 m
  • Distance to railway20.4 km
  • Distance to industry2 km
  • Distance to power line5.3 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store3 km
  • Distance to school3.3 km
  • Distance to train station20.5 km

Median across 190 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

3

Age distribution

  • 740–462
  • 975–989
  • 11410–1477
  • 9215–1985
  • 7020–2461
  • 6725–2952
  • 9630–3481
  • 9535–3987
  • 7940–4494
  • 7545–4992
  • 10150–5484
  • 10255–59110
  • 10260–64100
  • 9265–6993
  • 9570–74121
  • 10475–79108
  • 12980+141

Men 1,584Women 1,537

Marital status

  • Unmarried1,644 (53 %)
  • Married998 (32 %)
  • Divorced325 (10 %)
  • Widowed151 (5 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 2 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Kovik, 3,121 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 107 inhabitants. A statistical area follows no locality boundary, so the figures describe the area around the locality, not the locality alone.

4

Driving time

  • Municipal seat34 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

  • Paviken15 ha4.9 km
  • Fridträsk7 ha17.1 km
  • Rammträsk10 ha17.4 km
  • Landträskdammen18 ha42.1 km

6

Nearest localities

7

Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Wildfire area (since 2018)28 km
  • Potentially contaminated land1.1 km

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve820 m
  • Natura 20004.3 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest11.8 km
  • Water protection area5 km
  • Habitat protection1.7 km
  • National conservation interest190 m
  • National heritage interest250 m

Services & safety

  • School3.5 km
  • Fire station3.2 km
  • Police station22.4 km
  • Civil defence shelter3.6 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site610 m
  • Swimming pool2 in the locality570 m
  • Campsite7 in the locality440 m
  • Hiking trail21 km
  • Cycle trail1.4 km
  • Birding site18.5 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant2 in the locality590 m
  • Café2.5 km
  • Petrol station2.7 km
  • Library3.1 km
  • Sports hall22 km
  • Hotel2.5 km
  • Care home23.8 km
  • Recycling centre3.6 km

Disturbance

  • Major road290 m
  • Power line5.6 km
  • Wind turbine2.6 km
  • Mobile mast3.2 km
  • Military area11.9 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)5.7 km
  • Quarry6.5 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark690 m
  • Church3.7 km
  • Community hall4.7 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

  • Population60,971
  • Median income373,600 kr/yr
  • Average age45.9 years
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The figures describe Gotland Municipality as a whole, not Kovik.