Dalarna County

Dalarna County (Swedish: Dalarnas län) is a county or län in middle Sweden (Svealand). It borders the counties of Uppsala, Jämtland, Gävleborg, Västmanland, Örebro and Värmland. It is also bordered by the Norwegian counties of Hedmark and Trøndelag in the west. Its former name was Kopparberg County (Swedish: Kopparbergs län) until it was changed to the name of the provincial region on 1 January 1997.

This article is about the administrative county. For the historical province, see Dalarna. For the Riksdag constituency, see Dalarna County (Riksdag constituency).
Dalarna County

Dalarnas län
County of Sweden
Korpimäcki Reserve in July 2008
Flag
Coat of arms
Dalarna County in Sweden
Location map of Dalarna County in Sweden
Coordinates: 60°40′43″N 15°36′02″E
CountrySweden
Largest cityBorlänge
Founded1634
CapitalFalun
Municipalities
Government
 • GovernorMaria Norrfalk
 • CouncilLandstinget Dalarna
Area
 • Total28,188.8 km2 (10,883.8 sq mi)
Population
 (September 30, 2017)[1]
 • Total285,724
 • Density10/km2 (26/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE-W
GDP/ NominalSEK 62,604 million (2004)
GDP per capitaSEK 226,000
NUTS RegionSE312
Websitewww.w.lst.se

The term Dalarna County is mainly used for administrative purposes, being further subdivided into municipalities (kommuner). Dalarna County virtually encompasses the historical province Dalarna (literally, "the valleys"), that deals with history and culture of the area. The widespread and often sparsely populated wilderness areas combine to make Dalarna almost as large as Belgium in terms of land area.

History
See also: Dalarna § History

In older times, Dalarna was periodically part of the territory ruled by the governor of Västerås Castle. The 1634 Instrument of Government led to the creation of a county covering Dalarna with its own County Governor. The Kopparbergs län (literally Copper Mountain County) was finally created by royal decree in 1647.[2] In 1997, the name of the county was changed to Dalarna County.

Administration

The main aim of the County Administrative Board is to fulfil the goals set in national politics by the Riksdag and the Government, to coordinate the interests and promote the development of the county, to establish regional goals and safeguard the due process of law in the handling of each case. The County Administrative Board is a Government Agency headed by a Governor. See List of Dalarna Governors.

Politics

The county council of Dalarna or Region Dalarna primarily handles health care and public transportation.

After the Swedish county council election in 2018, the following political parties are represented in the Dalarna county council:[3]

PartySeatsVotes%
Social Democrats2453,46628.61%
Moderate Party1635,29118.89%
Sweden Democrats1022,58612.09%
Centre Party921,24311.37%
Left Party614,2487.62%
Dalarna Health Care Party613,1707.05%
Christian Democrats613,1697.05%
Liberals36,8163.65%
Green Party35,7803.09%
Others-1,1020.59%
Total83186,871100%
Turnout191,06884.95%

Governors
Main article: List of governors of Dalarna County

Municipalities
Municipalities of Dalarna County.

In Dalarna Province:

Locations by population
PosLocalityPopulation
1Borlänge41,734
2Falun37,291
3Avesta14,506
4Ludvika14,498
5Mora10,896
6Hedemora7,273
7Leksand5,934
8Orsa5,308
9Malung5,126
10Smedjebacken5,100
11Rättvik4,686
12Säter4,429
13Grängesberg3,481
14Insjön2,149
15Vansbro2,026
16Mockfjärd1,937
17Bjursås1,839
18Grycksbo1,825
19Älvdalen1,810
20Långshyttan1,671
21Dala-Järna1,413
22Djurås1,278
23Siljansnäs1,268
24Svärdsjö1,251
25Vikarbyn1,171
26Horndal1,114
27Ornäs1,068
28Gagnef1,049

[4]

Foreign background

SCB have collected statistics on backgrounds of residents since 2002. These tables consist of all who have two foreign-born parents or are born abroad themselves.[5] The chart lists election years and the last year on record alone.

Location 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2019
Avesta 10.8 11.7 12.7 16.7 22.5 22.9
Borlänge 11.4 13.5 17.2 20.4 24.2 24.9
Falun 7.6 8.5 9.8 11.0 13.3 13.6
Gagnef 7.6 7.9 8.3 8.7 10.0 10.1
Hedemora 9.3 10.3 11.1 13.8 17.9 18.2
Leksand 5.1 5.6 6.7 8.3 10.9 11.0
Ludvika 10.4 11.0 14.0 17.1 22.9 23.3
Malung-Sälen 5.8 7.4 9.0 10.1 12.9 13.5
Mora 4.4 5.3 6.5 7.6 9.7 10.1
Orsa 4.7 6.4 8.4 10.3 14.3 14.6
Rättvik 4.0 4.8 5.4 6.1 7.9 8.0
Smedjebacken 9.9 10.5 12.0 13.3 15.0 14.8
Säter 5.2 5.6 6.4 7.5 8.7 9.2
Vansbro 4.2 4.8 5.5 6.8 9.8 9.8
Älvdalen 3.3 4.1 5.8 7.1 9.6 9.8
Total 8.0 9.0 10.9 12.9 16.2 16.6
Source: SCB [5]

Heraldry

The Dalarna County inherited its coat of arms from the province of Dalarna. When it is shown with a royal crown it represents the County Administrative Board.

See also

Notes and references
  1. "Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 30 september 2017 och befolkningsförändringar 1 juli–30 september 2017. Totalt". Statistics Sweden. 2017-11-08. Retrieved 2017-11-19.
  2. Dalarna in Nordisk familjebok (in Swedish)
  3. "Val till landstingsfullmäktige i Dalarnas län - Valda 2018" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten. Retrieved 2019-07-08.
  4. http://www.scb.se/Statistik/MI/MI0810/2010A01Z/05_Tatorter2010_befolkning_1960_2010.xls
  5. "PxWeb - välj variabler och värden" (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

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