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Hedekas
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest40 m
- Distance to water270 m
- Distance to farmland80 m
- Distance to shoreline270 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway15.5 km
- Distance to industry15.1 km
- Distance to power line1.2 km
Services
- Distance to grocery store370 m
- Distance to school400 m
- Distance to train station15.9 km
Median across 218 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 360–431
- 385–938
- 3710–1436
- 4815–1938
- 3420–2426
- 3725–2923
- 3930–3431
- 3235–3936
- 3640–4432
- 4745–4933
- 4450–5435
- 5055–5955
- 5860–6455
- 5865–6938
- 5670–7447
- 4775–7947
- 6880+75
Men 765Women 676
Marital status
- Unmarried749 (52 %)
- Married459 (32 %)
- Divorced134 (9 %)
- Widowed93 (6 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Hedekas, 1,441 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 398 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
- Gothenburg1 h 45 min
- Malmö4 h 57 min
- Municipal seat27 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
- Lersjön108 ha1.7 km
- Krokstad Långevatten9 ha4.6 km
- Restad Långevatten15 ha4.8 km
- Strandsjön106 ha4.9 km
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Nearest localities
- Färgelanda1,938 inhabitants13.3 km
- Ödeborg575 inhabitants14.9 km
- Norra Håvesten99 inhabitants15.1 km
- Hällevadsholm782 inhabitants15.4 km
- Dingle910 inhabitants16.9 km
- Munkedal4,178 inhabitants17.3 km
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Associations and activities
- Hedekas bygdegårdOther
- Hedekas – var med och starta!scoutkårOutdoor life
- HedekasbygdegårdLocal heritage
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 zone1.3 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)7.4 km
- Potentially contaminated land9 in the locality200 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve5.3 km
- Natura 20007 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest3.1 km
- Water protection area240 m
- Habitat protection1.3 km
- National conservation interest380 m
- National heritage interest4.6 km
Services & safety
- School1 in the locality360 m
- Fire station1 in the locality290 m
- Police station27.9 km
- Civil defence shelter18.4 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site6.9 km
- Swimming pool28.1 km
- Campsite7.2 km
- Hiking trail6 km
- Cycle trail9.9 km
- Floodlit track45.6 km
- Birding site45.5 km
- Geologically notable site32.9 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant1 in the locality270 m
- Café14.2 km
- Petrol station1 in the locality550 m
- Library14.8 km
- Sports hall1 in the locality160 m
- Hotel4.3 km
- Care home15.1 km
- Recycling centre14.9 km
Disturbance
- Major road13.1 km
- Railway15.6 km
- Power line1.1 km
- Wind turbine3.3 km
- Mobile mast2 in the locality280 m
- Military area23.3 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)16.1 km
- Mine40.5 km
- Quarry1 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark14.9 km
- Church2.1 km
- Community hall1 in the locality490 m
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
- Population10,354
- Median income384,200 kr/yr
- Average age45.0 years
The figures describe Munkedal Municipality as a whole, not Hedekas.