Dorotea Municipality
Dorotea Municipality (Swedish: Dorotea kommun; Southern Sami: Kraapohken tjïelte) is a municipality in Västerbotten County in northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Dorotea.
Dorotea Municipality Dorotea kommun | |
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Dorotea municipal building | |
| Coat of arms | |
| Coordinates: 64°16′N 16°25′E / 64.267°N 16.417°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| County | Västerbotten County |
| Seat | Dorotea |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,939.9 km2 (1,135.1 sq mi) |
| • Land | 2,764.92 km2 (1,067.54 sq mi) |
| • Water | 174.98 km2 (67.56 sq mi) |
| Area as of 1 January 2014. | |
| Population (31 December 2023)[2] | |
| • Total | 2,339 |
| • Density | 0.80/km2 (2.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | SE |
| Province | Lapland, Ångermanland and Jämtland |
| Municipal code | 2425 |
| Website | www.dorotea.se |
When the first local government acts were implemented in Sweden in 1863 Dorotea parish was made a rural municipality. In 1974 it was merged into Åsele Municipality. Already in 1980 it was split off, forming a new Dorotea Municipality. In 2023 it became the least populated municipality of Sweden.[3]
Locality edit
There is only one locality (or urban area) in Dorotea Municipality:[4]
| # | Locality | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dorotea | 1,571 |
Demographics edit
This is a demographic table based on Dorotea Municipality's electoral districts in the 2022 Swedish general election sourced from SVT's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official statistics.[5]
In total there were 2,457 inhabitants, with 1,937 Swedish citizens of voting age.[5] 60.0% voted for the left coalition and 38.8% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.
Economy edit
Amongst the industries in the municipality is one of the biggest caravan manufacturers in Scandinavia, Polarvagnen, now known as SoliferPolar as it has merged with Solifer. Other known industries and companies are Dorocell, Svenska Tält and S-Karosser.
In more recent years, several IT-companies have also moved to the municipality. In early 2000 the company Spray was located here but then moved to Sollefteå. The large house which held the support department and other personnel was later taken over by Datakompisen.
Twinnings edit
- Haljala Parish, Estonia (since 1994)[6]
References edit
- ^ (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 2014-01-01. Archived from the original (Microsoft Excel) on 2016-09-27. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
- ^ "Folkmängd och befolkningsförändringar - Kvartal 4, 2023" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 22, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
- ^ "Dorotea minst igen och Malmö passerar 360,000 invånare" (in Swedish). SCB. 8 September 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- ^ Statistics Sweden as of December 31, 2005
- ^ a b c "Valresultat 2022 för Dorotea i riksdagsvalet" (in Swedish). SVT. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- ^ (in Estonian). Haljala vald. Archived from the original on 3 October 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
External links edit
- Media related to Dorotea Municipality at Wikimedia Commons
- Dorotea Municipality - Official site (in Swedish)