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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 / 60.483°N 15.450°E / 60.483; 15.450
CountrySweden
CountyDalarna County
SeatBorlänge
Area
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 • Total
635.81 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 2023)[2]
 • Total
51,735
 • Density81/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.

Demographics

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This is a demographic table based on Borlänge Municipality's electoral districts in the 2022 Swedish general election sourced from SVT's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official statistics.[3]

In total there were 52,132 residents, including 38,802 Swedish citizens of voting age.[3] 49.0% voted for the left coalition and 49.5% for the right coalition.

Riksdag elections

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Year % Votes V S MP C L KD M SD NyD Left Right
1973[4] 91.1 28,033 4.7 53.4 28.1 5.2 1.6 6.5 58.1 39.8
1976[5] 91.9 30,166 4.2 52.9 25.3 8.1 1.3 7.9 57.1 41.3
1979[6] 90.2 30,045 5.5 54.2 18.4 7.5 1.3 12.3 59.7 38.2
1982[7] 91.5 31,434 5.5 57.2 1.8 14.6 3.9 1.3 15.5 62.6 34.0
1985[8] 89.3 30,769 5.9 54.2 2.4 11.1 10.9 14.5 60.1 36.5
1988[9] 84.6 29,220 6.7 52.1 6.0 10.5 10.6 2.5 10.7 64.8 31.8
1991[10] 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[11] 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[12] 80.6 28,150 15.2 44.7 5.4 4.1 3.3 9.2 15.0 65.3 31.5
2002[13] 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[14] 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[15] 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[16] 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[17] 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

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Notable natives

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References

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  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 och befolkningsförändringar - Kvartal 4, 2023" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 22, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c "Valresultat 2022 för Borlänge i riksdagsvalet" (in Swedish). SVT. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Allmänna valen 1973" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
  5. ^ "Allmänna valen 1976" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
  6. ^ "Allmänna valen 1979" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
  7. ^ "Allmänna valen 1982" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
  8. ^ "Allmänna valen 1985" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
  9. ^ "Allmänna valen 1988" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
  10. ^ "Allmänna valen 1991" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
  11. ^ "Allmänna valen 1994" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
  12. ^ "Allmänna valen 1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
  13. ^ "Borlänge - summering" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten.
  14. ^ "Borlänge - Allmänna val 17 september 2006" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten.
  15. ^ "Borlänge - Röster Val 2010" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten.
  16. ^ "Borlänge - Röster Val 2014" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten.
  17. ^ "Borlänge - Röster Val 2018" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten.
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