Borlänge Municipality

Borlänge Municipality (Borlänge kommun) is a municipality in Dalarna County in central Sweden, with an area of 586.4 km². The municipality has a population of 47,640 (2007). The municipal seat is Borlänge.

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Municipality
Sveatorget in Borlänge in 2005
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 60°29′N 15°27′E / 60.483°N 15.450°E / 60.483; 15.450Coordinates: 60°29′N 15°27′E / 60.483°N 15.450°E / 60.483; 15.450
Country	Sweden
County	Dalarna County
Seat	Borlänge
Area ^[1]
• Total	635.81 km^2 (245.49 sq mi)
• Land	583.87 km^2 (225.43 sq mi)
• Water	51.94 km^2 (20.05 sq mi)
	Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population  (31 December 2021)^[2]
• Total	52,254
• Density	82/km^2 (210/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	SE
Province	Dalarna
Municipal code	2081
Website	www.borlange.se
Density is calculated using land area only.

The present municipality was created in 1971 when the City of Borlänge (itself instituted as a city in 1944) was reunited with the rural municipality of Stora Tuna, from which it had been detached in 1898.

Riksdag elections

Year	%	Votes	V	S	MP	C	L	KD	M	SD	NyD	Left	Right
1973^[3]	91.1	28,033	4.7	53.4		28.1	5.2	1.6	6.5			58.1	39.8
1976^[4]	91.9	30,166	4.2	52.9		25.3	8.1	1.3	7.9			57.1	41.3
1979^[5]	90.2	30,045	5.5	54.2		18.4	7.5	1.3	12.3			59.7	38.2
1982^[6]	91.5	31,434	5.5	57.2	1.8	14.6	3.9	1.3	15.5			62.6	34.0
1985^[7]	89.3	30,769	5.9	54.2	2.4	11.1	10.9		14.5			60.1	36.5
1988^[8]	84.6	29,220	6.7	52.1	6.0	10.5	10.6	2.5	10.7			64.8	31.8
1991^[9]	85.4	29,639	5.3	47.3	3.2	8.0	7.7	5.9	15.2		6.4	52.6	36.7
1994^[10]	86.2	30,506	7.5	55.5	5.7	6.3	5.6	3.0	14.5		1.0	68.7	29.4
1998^[11]	80.6	28,150	15.2	44.7	5.4	4.1	3.3	9.2	15.0			65.3	31.5
2002^[12]	78.2	27,313	10.0	48.6	5.2	6.2	9.5	6.2	10.4	1.8		63.7	32.3
2006^[13]	80.7	28,333	7.1	45.5	4.4	7.3	5.7	4.4	18.8	3.5		57.0	36.2
2010^[14]	84.9	30,756	6.6	39.6	6.0	5.4	5.0	3.5	23.2	9.2		52.2	37.1
2014^[15]	86.2	31,740	6.2	37.3	5.6	5.1	3.7	3.2	18.0	17.7		49.0	30.0
2018^[16]	87.3	32,460	7.6	32.7	3.9	7.4	4.4	5.1	17.1	20.3		51.6	46.9

Education

• Dalarna University College
• Soltorgsgymnasiet

Notable natives

• Jussi Björling, tenor
• Lars Frölander, swimmer
• Mando Diao, rock band
• Sugarplum Fairy, pop band
• Per Fosshaug, bandy player
• Dozer, stoner rock band
• Erik Eriksson, Centre Party's first chairman
• Lars Jonsson, ice hockey player
• Sator, rock band
• Nadja Brandt, writer and also appeared as an extra in Twilight
• Linda Carlsson, musician (also known as Miss Li)
• Tove Alexandersson, orienteering, ski-orienteering and skyrunning world champion
• Per Johansson, swimmer

References

1. (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 2014-01-01. Archived from the original (Microsoft Excel) on 2016-09-27. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
2. "Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 31 december 2021" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 22, 2022. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
3. "Allmänna valen 1973" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
4. "Allmänna valen 1976" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
5. "Allmänna valen 1979" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
6. "Allmänna valen 1982" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
7. "Allmänna valen 1985" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
8. "Allmänna valen 1988" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
9. "Allmänna valen 1991" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
10. "Allmänna valen 1994" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
11. "Allmänna valen 1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
12. "Borlänge - summering" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten.
13. "Borlänge - Allmänna val 17 september 2006" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten.
14. "Borlänge - Röster Val 2010" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten.
15. "Borlänge - Röster Val 2014" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten.
16. "Borlänge - Röster Val 2018" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten.

External links

 

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