Gagnef Municipality

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. The locality of Gagnef itself is a smaller village.

Gagnef Municipality

Gagnefs kommun
Municipality
Coat of arms
CountrySweden
CountyDalarna County
SeatDjurås
Area
 • Total812.3221 km2 (313.6393 sq mi)
 • Land767.1521 km2 (296.1991 sq mi)
 • Water45.17 km2 (17.44 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 (31 December 2019)[2]
 • Total10,304
 • Density13/km2 (33/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceDalarna
Municipal code2026
Websitewww.gagnef.se
Density is calculated using land area only.

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 2010 Swedish general election in Gagnef:

References
  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 i riket, län och kommuner 31 december 2019" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 20, 2020. Retrieved February 20, 2020.

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