Ekedalen
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest30 m
- Distance to water480 m
- Distance to farmland170 m
- Distance to shoreline480 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway8.2 km
- Distance to industry6.1 km
- Distance to power line1.1 km
Services
- Distance to grocery store6.9 km
- Distance to school470 m
- Distance to train station21.3 km
Median across 225 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 530–439
- 625–946
- 6510–1459
- 4215–1944
- 2120–2426
- 3625–2930
- 5530–3452
- 5535–3967
- 5140–4451
- 5645–4949
- 5550–5450
- 6655–5960
- 6760–6472
- 6665–6968
- 5570–7444
- 5575–7947
- 5080+70
Men 910Women 874
Marital status
- Unmarried926 (52 %)
- Married648 (36 %)
- Divorced164 (9 %)
- Widowed60 (3 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Ekedalen, 1,784 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 456 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
- Stockholm4 h 53 min
- Gothenburg2 h 12 min
- Malmö4 h 12 min
- Municipal seat12 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
- Djupasjön12 ha2.4 km
- Gimmesjön44 ha14.2 km
- Sandhemssjön82 ha21.1 km
- Grimstorpasjön28 ha22.5 km
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Surroundings
Natural hazards
- Flood zone5.4 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)14.9 km
- Potentially contaminated land1 in the locality410 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve350 m
- Natura 200017.4 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest11.6 km
- Water protection area10.2 km
- Habitat protection1.9 km
- National conservation interest460 m
- National heritage interest460 m
Services & safety
- School2 in the locality20 m
- Fire station7 km
- Police station17.1 km
- Civil defence shelter6.4 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site2 km
- Swimming pool7.1 km
- Campsite7.4 km
- Hiking trail440 m
- Cycle trail330 m
- Floodlit track8.9 km
- Birding site22.2 km
- Geologically notable site47.9 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant7.2 km
- Café7.5 km
- Petrol station7.1 km
- Library7.4 km
- Sports hall6.7 km
- Hotel7.4 km
- Care home1 in the locality200 m
- Recycling centre18.6 km
Disturbance
- Major road2.6 km
- Railway8.3 km
- Power line1.3 km
- Wind turbine4.8 km
- Mobile mast7 km
- Military area7.7 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)14.9 km
- Mine13.8 km
- Quarry4.3 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark840 m
- Church1 in the locality470 m
- Community hall3.7 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
- Population12,805
- Median income390,200 kr/yr
- Average age44.5 years
The figures describe Tidaholm Municipality as a whole, not Ekedalen.