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.

Borlänge Municipality
Borlänge kommun
Municipality
Sveatorget in Borlänge in 2005
Sveatorget in Borlänge in 2005
Coat of arms of Borlänge Municipality
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 60°29′N 15°27′E
CountrySweden
CountyDalarna County
SeatBorlänge
Area
[1]
 • Total635.81 km2 (245.49 sq mi)
 • Land583.87 km2 (225.43 sq mi)
 • Water51.94 km2 (20.05 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 (31 December 2021)[2]
 • Total52,254
 • Density82/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceDalarna
Municipal code2081
Websitewww.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

Notable natives

References
  1. "Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014" (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.
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