Härjedalen Municipality
| Härjedalen Municipality Härjedalens kommun |
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| Country | Sweden | |
| County | Jämtland County | |
| Seat | Sveg | |
| Area[1] | ||
| • Total | 11,934.65 km2 (4,607.99 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 11,364.29 km2 (4,387.78 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 570.36 km2 (220.22 sq mi) | |
| Area as of January 1, 2010. | ||
| Population (June 30, 2012)[2] | ||
| • Total | 10,482 | |
| • Density | 0.88/km2 (2.3/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| ISO 3166 code | SE | |
| Province | Härjedalen, Hälsingland and Dalarna | |
| Municipal code | 2361 | |
| Website | www.herjedalen.se | |
Härjedalen Municipality (Swedish: Härjedalens kommun) is a municipality in Jämtland County in northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Sveg.
The municipality roughly, but not exactly, corresponds with the traditional province Härjedalen.
The municipality was created in 1974 and is one of two in Sweden with the name of a province (Gotland Municipality is the other). It consists of nine original local government entities (as of 1863).
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Geography [edit]
With a total area of 11,935 km², it is Sweden's fifth largest. However, it is largely wilderness, and the municipality is sparsely inhabited. For comparison, the municipality covers as much territory as Uppsala County and Stockholm County combined, but those two counties have over 2,000,000 inhabitants.
Demography [edit]
The population has been in decline in the last decades. The birth/death rate is negative, and so is net migration.
- Year Population Birth/Death rate
- 1994 12,199 -56
- 1995 12,109 -68
- 1996 11,961 -95
- 1997 11,790 -91
- 1998 11,723 -105
- 1999 11,594 -87
- 2000 11,415 -68
- 2001 11,327 -84
- 2002 11,289 -56
- 2003 11,065 -80
- 2004 10,951 -103[citation needed]
Of the total population, 4% are immigrants from other countries. The national average is 12%.[citation needed]
Localities [edit]
There are eight localities (or urban areas) in Härjedalen Municipality:[3]
| # | Locality | Population |
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| 1 | Sveg | 2,633 |
| 2 | Funäsdalen | 798 |
| 3 | Hede | 763 |
| 4 | Ytterhogdal | 603 |
| 5 | Vemdalen | 547 |
| 6 | Ulvkälla | 445 |
| 7 | Lillhärdal | 365 |
| 8 | Norr-Hede | 293 |
The municipal seat in bold
Notable natives [edit]
- Henning Mankell, author
- Anna Carin Zidek, sportsperson
References [edit]
- ^ "Statistiska centralbyrån den 1 januari 2010" (Microsoft Excel) (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
- ^ "SCB, Befolkningsstatistik 30 juni 2012" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. Retrieved 2010-08-19.
- ^ Statistics Sweden as of December 31, 2005
External links [edit]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Härjedalen Municipality |
- Härjedalen Municipality - Official site
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