Falun Municipality
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| Falu kommun | |||
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| Country | Sweden | ||
| County | Dalarna County | ||
| Seat | Falun | ||
| Area[1] | |||
| • Total | 2,288.319436 km2 (883.525074 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 2,051.899436 km2 (792.242801 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 236.42 km2 (91.28 sq mi) | ||
| Area as of January 1, 2010. | |||
| Population (June 30, 2010)[2] | |||
| • Total | 55,775 | ||
| • Density | 24/km2 (63/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
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| ISO 3166 code | SE | ||
| Province | Dalarna | ||
| Municipal code | 2080 | ||
| Website | www.falun.se | ||
| Density is calculated using land area only. | |||
Falun Municipality (Falu kommun) is a municipality in Dalarna County in central Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Falun. Falun is the second biggest city and provincial capital of Dalarna County. Falun was originally famous for its copper mine.
The present municipality was formed at the time of the local government reform of 1971, when the City of Falun and six surrounding rural municipalities were amalgamated.
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[edit] Localities
[edit] Local politics
The Falu Party is a party with local interests.
[edit] Sister cities
The following places have sister cities agreements with Falun:
Falun also has two cooperation towns without formal sistering treaty:
[edit] References
- ^ "Statistiska centralbyrån den 1 januari 2010" (in Swedish) (Microsoft Excel). Statistics Sweden. http://www.scb.se/Statistik/MI/MI0802/2010A01/mi0802tab3_2010.xls. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
- ^ "SCB, Befolkningsstatistik 30 juni 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. http://www.scb.se/Pages/TableAndChart____244147.aspx. Retrieved 2010-08-19.
[edit] External links
- Falun Municipality – Official site
- Dalarna College - Situated in Falun
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