Gagnef Municipality

Gagnefs kommun
Municipality

Coat of arms
Country Sweden
County Dalarna County
Seat Djurås
Area[1]
 • Total 812.3221 km2 (313.6393 sq mi)
 • Land 767.1521 km2 (296.1991 sq mi)
 • Water 45.17 km2 (17.44 sq mi)
  Area as of January 1, 2014.
Population (June 30, 2016)[2]
 • Total 10,143
 • Density 12/km2 (32/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
ISO 3166 code SE
Province Dalarna
Municipal code 2026
Website www.gagnef.se
Density is calculated using land area only.

Gagnef Municipality (Gagnefs kommun) is a municipality in Dalarna County in central Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Djurås with 2,257 inhabitants, with the largest town being Mockfjärd with 2365 inhabitants.

In 1971 "old" Gagnef was amalgamated with Floda, forming the present municipality.

The industry is dominated by small and semi-small companies mainly operating in the forest industry.

Geographically, the two rivers of the Västerdal River and the Österdal River flow together in Gagnef to form the Dal River, as represented in the municipality's coat of arms.

Localities

Government and politics

Distribution of the 35 seats in the municipal council after the 2010 election:

Results of the Swedish general election, 2010 in Gagnef:

References

  1. ↑ "Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014" (Microsoft Excel) (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
  2. ↑ "Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 30 juni 2016" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. August 17, 2016. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
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Coordinates: 60°33′N 15°08′E / 60.550°N 15.133°E / 60.550; 15.133

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