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Käringön
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Small locality in Orust Municipality, Västra Götaland County

Käringön

1

Facts

MunicipalityOrust
CountyVästra Götaland County
Population73
Area32 ha
SCB code1421SB128

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Age distribution

  • 70–45
  • 55–94
  • 1510–1413
  • 1215–1911
  • 1120–248
  • 1225–299
  • 1330–3413
  • 1235–3911
  • 1940–4414
  • 1845–4920
  • 1850–5415
  • 3655–5925
  • 7060–6455
  • 5865–6972
  • 7070–7475
  • 7075–7962
  • 8880+70

Men 534Women 482

Marital status

  • Unmarried291 (29 %)
  • Married506 (50 %)
  • Divorced149 (15 %)
  • Widowed65 (6 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Käringön, 1,016 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 73 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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Lakes nearby

  • Krokevatten7 ha8.2 km
  • Rödsvatten46 ha14.9 km
  • Torebosjön14 ha15.3 km
  • Bö tjärn18 ha19.8 km

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Nearest localities

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Associations and activities

  • Käringöns kyrkakyrkaReligion

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 zone40.6 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)11.3 km
  • Potentially contaminated land1 in the locality150 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve2.1 km
  • Natura 20009.4 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest9.8 km
  • Water protection area5.8 km
  • Habitat protection9.6 km
  • National conservation interestThe locality lies within
  • National heritage interestThe locality lies within

Services & safety

  • School6.1 km
  • Fire station7.5 km
  • Police station19 km
  • Civil defence shelter17.1 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site9.9 km
  • Swimming pool17.6 km
  • Campsite5.2 km
  • Hiking trail6.9 km
  • Cycle trail11.9 km
  • Ski trail49 km
  • Geologically notable site35.8 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant6 in the locality130 m
  • Café1 in the locality290 m
  • Petrol station11.3 km
  • Library8.1 km
  • Sports hall5.6 km
  • Hotel6 in the locality330 m
  • Care home9.8 km
  • Recycling centre5.4 km

Disturbance

  • Major road9.4 km
  • Railway27.2 km
  • Power line6.2 km
  • Wind turbine7.5 km
  • Mobile mast5.2 km
  • Military area32.3 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)17.9 km
  • Quarry17.8 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark2 in the locality280 m
  • Church1 in the locality100 m
  • Community hall12.1 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

  • Population15,352
  • Median income406,400 kr/yr
  • Average age48.7 years
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The figures describe Orust Municipality as a whole, not Käringön.