Dalarna County
Dalarna County
Dalarnas län (Swedish) | ||
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Coordinates: 60°40′43″N 15°36′02″E / 60.67861°N 15.60056°E | ||
Country | Sweden | |
Founded | 1634 | |
Capital | Falun | |
Largest city | Borlänge | |
Municipalities | ||
Government | ||
• Governor | NUTS Region SE312 | |
Website | www |
Dalarna County (Swedish: Dalarnas län) is a county or län in central Sweden (Svealand). It borders on the counties of Uppsala, Jämtland, Gävleborg, Västmanland, Örebro and Värmland. It also borders on the Norwegian counties of Hedmark and Trøndelag to the west. It was formerly known as Kopparberg County (Swedish: Kopparbergs län) until the name was changed to that of the provincial region on 1 January 1997. The province of Dalarna is slightly larger than the county, as the westernmost part of Ljusdal Municipality belongs to it. Prince Gabriel, the son of Prince Carl Philip, is Duke of Dalarna.
The term Dalarna County is mainly used for administrative purposes; it is further divided into
History
In older times, Dalarna was periodically part of the territory ruled by the governor of
Administration
The main aim of the
Politics
The
After the Swedish county council election in September 2018, the following political parties were represented in the Dalarna county council:[5]
Party | Seats | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Social Democrats | 24 | 53,466 | 28.61% | |
Moderate Party | 16 | 35,291 | 18.89% | |
Sweden Democrats | 10 | 22,586 | 12.09% | |
Centre Party | 9 | 21,243 | 11.37% | |
Left Party | 6 | 14,248 | 7.62% | |
Dalarna Health Care Party | 6 | 13,170 | 7.05% | |
Christian Democrats | 6 | 13,169 | 7.05% | |
Liberals | 3 | 6,816 | 3.65% | |
Green Party | 3 | 5,780 | 3.09% | |
Others | - | 1,102 | 0.59% | |
Total | 83 | 186,871 | 100% | |
Turnout | 191,068 | 84.95% |
Riksdag elections
The table details all Riksdag election results of the Kopparberg and Dalarna counties since the unicameral era began in 1970. The blocs denote which party would support the Prime Minister or the lead opposition party towards the end of the elected parliament.
Year | Turnout | Votes | V | S
|
MP | C | L | KD | M | SD | NyD | Left | Right |
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1970[6] | 87.2 | 173,240 | 4.9 | 49.0 | 26.7 | 10.8 | 1.8 | 6.6 | 53.8 | 44.1 | |||
1973[7] | 89.8 | 178,106 | 4.9 | 47.0 | 31.5 | 6.5 | 1.8 | 7.9 | 51.9 | 45.9 | |||
1976[8] | 90.9 | 189,286 | 4.2 | 46.3 | 30.2 | 8.1 | 1.4 | 9.3 | 50.6 | 47.7 | |||
1979[9] | 89.7 | 189,904 | 5.1 | 47.6 | 24.0 | 7.4 | 1.5 | 13.7 | 52.8 | 45.1 | |||
1982[10] | 90.7 | 194,260 | 4.9 | 50.1 | 1.9 | 19.9 | 4.4 | 1.7 | 17.0 | 55.0 | 41.2 | ||
1985[11] | 88.7 | 191,359 | 5.2 | 48.5 | 1.9 | 16.3 | 11.8 | 16.0 | 53.7 | 44.1 | |||
1988[12] | 84.0 | 180,125 | 6.0 | 47.0 | 5.7 | 15.0 | 10.5 | 3.1 | 12.4 | 58.7 | 37.8 | ||
1991[13] | 84.8 | 183,087 | 7.2 | 41.8 | 3.3 | 11.6 | 7.4 | 6.8 | 16.0 | 7.2 | 46.5 | 41.8 | |
1994[14] | 85.2 | 184,056 | 7.0 | 49.5 | 6.0 | 10.1 | 5.8 | 3.7 | 16.2 | 1.0 | 62.4 | 35.8 | |
1998[15] | 80.3 | 169,773 | 14.8 | 39.3 | 5.1 | 6.4 | 3.4 | 11.4 | 16.9 | 59.2 | 38.1 | ||
2002[16] | 77.7 | 163,012 | 9.5 | 43.8 | 4.7 | 9.9 | 9.7 | 7.7 | 11.6 | 1.1 | 57.9 | 38.9 | |
2006[17] | 80.5 | 169,110 | 6.7 | 40.3 | 4.4 | 10.8 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 21.1 | 2.8 | 51.3 | 42.4 | |
2010[18] | 83.8 | 179,168 | 5.9 | 37.5 | 6.0 | 7.9 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 25.1 | 7.0 | 49.3 | 42.3 | |
2014[19] | 86.2 | 184,911 | 5.8 | 35.4 | 5.1 | 7.8 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 19.0 | 16.8 | 46.3 | 33.7 | |
2018[20] | 87.6 | 188,027 | 7.3 | 30.7 | 3.3 | 10.0 | 3.6 | 6.1 | 16.7 | 20.8 | 51.3 | 47.2 | |
2022[21] | 85.4 | 188,980 | 5.3 | 31.7 | 3.8 | 6.5 | 3.1 | 6.0 | 16.4 | 25.7 | 47.3 | 51.2 |
Governors
Municipalities
In Dalarna Province:
- Avesta
- Borlänge
- Falun
- Gagnef
- Hedemora
- Leksand
- Ludvika
- Malung-Sälen
- Mora
- Orsa
- Rättvik
- Säter
- Smedjebacken
- Vansbro
- Älvdalen
Locations by population
Pos | Locality | Population |
---|---|---|
1 | Borlänge | 41,734 |
2 | Falun | 37,291 |
3 | Avesta | 14,506 |
4 | Ludvika | 14,498 |
5 | Mora |
10,896 |
6 | Hedemora | 7,273 |
7 | Leksand | 5,934 |
8 | Orsa | 5,308 |
9 | Malung | 5,126 |
10 | Smedjebacken | 5,100 |
11 | Rättvik | 4,686 |
12 | Säter | 4,429 |
13 | Grängesberg | 3,481 |
14 | Insjön | 2,149 |
15 | Vansbro | 2,026 |
16 | Mockfjärd | 1,937 |
17 | Bjursås | 1,839 |
18 | Grycksbo | 1,825 |
19 | Älvdalen | 1,810 |
20 | Långshyttan | 1,671 |
21 | Dala-Järna |
1,413 |
22 | Djurås | 1,278 |
23 | Siljansnäs | 1,268 |
24 | Svärdsjö | 1,251 |
25 | Vikarbyn | 1,171 |
26 | Horndal | 1,114 |
27 | Ornäs | 1,068 |
28 | Gagnef | 1,049 |
Foreign background
Location | 2002 | 2006 | 2010 | 2014 | 2018 | 2019 |
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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 [23] |
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
- Duke of Dalarna, a title for members of the royal family (see Duchies in Sweden)
- University College of Dalarna
- Dalecarlian horse
- Ecomuseum Bergslagen
- Scandinavian Mountains Airport
Notes and references
- ^ "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.
- ^ Regions and Cities > Regional Statistics > Regional Economy > Regional GDP per Capita, OECD.Stats. Accessed on 16 November 2018.
- ^ Dalarna in Nordisk familjebok (in Swedish)
- ^ Mikael Forslund (23 June 2014). "Inledning samt Storfjäten" (in Swedish). Dalademokraten. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
- ^ "Val till landstingsfullmäktige i Dalarnas län - Valda 2018" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten. Archived from the original on 2019-07-08. Retrieved 2019-07-08.
- ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1970" (PDF). SCB. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
- ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1973" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1976" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1979" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1982)" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1985" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1988)" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1991" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1994" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- Valmyndigheten. Archived from the originalon 7 September 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- Valmyndigheten. Archived from the originalon 28 September 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ "Röster - Val 2010" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten. Archived from the original on 17 December 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ "Röster - Val 2014" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten. Archived from the original on 11 November 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- Valmyndigheten. Archived from the originalon 17 December 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ "Valpresentation". resultat.val.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2023-01-26.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-10-14. Retrieved 2013-02-03.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ SCB. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
External links
- County Administrative Board of Dalarna
- County Council of Dalarna
- Regional Association of Dalarna