Dorotea Municipality

Dorotea Municipality (Swedish: Dorotea kommun; Southern Sami: Kraapohken tjïelte) is a municipality in Västerbotten County in northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Dorotea.

Dorotea Municipality
Dorotea kommun
Municipality
Dorotea municipal building
Dorotea municipal building
Coat of arms of Dorotea Municipality
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 64°16′N 16°25′E
CountrySweden
CountyVästerbotten County
SeatDorotea
Area
[1]
 • Total2,939.9 km2 (1,135.1 sq mi)
 • Land2,764.92 km2 (1,067.54 sq mi)
 • Water174.98 km2 (67.56 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 (31 December 2021)[2]
 • Total2,459
 • Density0.84/km2 (2.2/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceLapland, Ångermanland and Jämtland
Municipal code2425
Websitewww.dorotea.se
Dorotea railway station.

When the first local government acts were implemented in Sweden in 1863 Dorotea parish was made a rural municipality. In 1974 it was merged into Åsele Municipality. Already in 1980 it was split off, forming a new Dorotea Municipality. It is the third least populated municipality of Sweden.

Locality

There is only one locality (or urban area) in Dorotea Municipality:[3]

#LocalityPopulation
1Dorotea1,571

Economy

Amongst the industries in the municipality is one of the biggest caravan manufacturers in Scandinavia, Polarvagnen, now known as SoliferPolar as it has merged with Solifer. Other known industries and companies are Dorocell, Svenska Tält and S-Karosser.

In more recent years, several IT-companies have also moved to the municipality. In early 2000 the company Spray was located here but then moved to Sollefteå. The large house which held the support department and other personnel was later taken over by Datakompisen.

Twinnings

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 2021" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 22, 2022. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  3. Statistics Sweden as of December 31, 2005
  4. "Sõprusvallad" (in Estonian). Haljala vald. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
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