Borlänge Municipality

Borlänge kommun
Municipality

Coat of arms
Country Sweden
County Dalarna County
Seat Borlänge
Area[1]
  Total 635.81 km2 (245.49 sq mi)
  Land 583.87 km2 (225.43 sq mi)
  Water 51.94 km2 (20.05 sq mi)
  Area as of January 1, 2014.
Population (March 31, 2015)[2]
  Total 50,912
  Density 80/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
ISO 3166 code SE
Province Dalarna
Municipal code 2081
Website www.borlange.se
Density is calculated using land area only.

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.

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.

Politics

Result of the 2010 election

Moderate Party 23,22&

Centre party 5,37%

Liberal People's Party 4,98%

Christian Democrats 3,50%

Swedish Social Democratic Party 39,55%

Left Party 6,63%

Green Party 6,02%

Sweden Democrats 9,24

Other Parties 1,49%

Notable natives

Education

References

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Coordinates: 60°29′N 15°27′E / 60.483°N 15.450°E / 60.483; 15.450

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