Malung-Sälen Municipality

Malung-Sälen Municipality (Malung-Sälens kommun) is a municipality in Dalarna County in central Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Malung.

Malung-Sälen Municipality

Malung-Sälens kommun
Municipality
Coat of arms
CountrySweden
CountyDalarna County
SeatMalung
Area
 • Total4,312.49 km2 (1,665.06 sq mi)
 • Land4,085.06 km2 (1,577.25 sq mi)
 • Water227.43 km2 (87.81 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 (31 December 2019)[2]
 • Total10,138
 • Density2.4/km2 (6.1/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceDalarna
Municipal code2023
Websitewww.malung.se
Density is calculated using land area only.
Map of the municipality.

Malung Municipality was created in 1971 by the amalgamation of "old" Malung with the adjacent entities Lima and Transtrand. In 2007 the Government of Sweden [3] decided to approve the present name, which took effect on January 1, 2008. The reason for the double name, the only of its kind in Sweden, is to promote the skiing resort area Sälen in the northern part of the municipality.

Geography

The terrain in the area is largely submontane, with plenty of bog and forest. The Transtrandsfjällen in the north are the southernmost mountains in Sweden, marking the start of the Scandinavian mountain range. Rocks are mostly metamorphic and sedimentary, with occurrences of basalt. Most settlements are located in and around the valley of Västerdalälven river.

Localities

The municipal population was around 13,000 in the 1960s, but has decreased continually since then.

The villages in the municipality, with population figures from 2005 , are:

Education

Malung has a folk high school, specialised in folk music and folk dance. One notable former music student is Emma Härdelin.

See also

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.
  3. Government Press Release (Swedish), 1 March 2007 Archived 29 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine

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