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 of Malung-Sälen Municipality
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 60°41′N 13°44′E
CountrySweden
CountyDalarna County
SeatMalung
Area
[1]
 • 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 2021)[2]
 • Total10,218
 • 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.

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
Map of the municipality.

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,[4] are:

Riksdag elections
Year % Votes V S MP C L KD M SD NyD Left Right
1973[5] 91.6 8,101 3.7 47.0 31.9 8.5 1.4 7.7 50.4 48.0
1976[6] 92.7 8,454 3.2 46.3 32.5 8.4 1.1 8.3 49.5 49.3
1979[7] 91.4 8,334 4.3 47.7 27.1 7.3 1.1 12.2 52.0 46.6
1982[8] 91.7 8,307 3.8 49.9 1.4 23.2 5.1 1.0 15.5 53.6 43.7
1985[9] 90.5 8,272 3.6 47.9 1.6 18.4 11.7 16.7 51.5 46.8
1988[10] 86.1 7,762 3.7 47.6 4.4 18.3 10.8 1.5 13.6 55.6 42.7
1991[11] 87.5 7,819 3.3 41.6 2.2 14.4 8.2 5.1 17.1 7.4 44.8 44.7
1994[12] 86.2 7,527 5.9 49.9 3.7 12.3 6.5 2.5 17.7 0.7 59.5 39.1
1998[13] 82.3 6,943 15.0 39.5 2.7 7.4 4.1 9.7 20.6 57.2 41.8
2002[14] 79.2 6,484 9.5 42.7 2.6 11.3 10.0 6.6 14.5 0.6 54.9 42.4
2006[15] 80.8 6,527 7.9 37.8 2.4 11.8 6.3 3.7 26.4 2.1 48.0 48.2
2010[16] 82.8 6,672 6.7 36.5 3.0 8.2 5.8 2.6 30.0 5.7 46.2 46.6
2014[17] 85.3 6.674 4.7 36.2 2.7 8.6 3.7 2.4 22.6 17.3 43.6 37.2
2018[18] 87.0 6,756 6.1 29.0 1.7 9.3 3.2 5.9 19.0 24.6 46.1 52.6

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 2021" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 22, 2022. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  3. Government Press Release (Swedish), 1 March 2007 Archived 29 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-02-21. Retrieved 2007-01-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "Allmänna valen 1973" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
  6. "Allmänna valen 1976" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
  7. "Allmänna valen 1979" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
  8. "Allmänna valen 1982" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
  9. "Allmänna valen 1985" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
  10. "Allmänna valen 1988" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
  11. "Allmänna valen 1991" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
  12. "Allmänna valen 1994" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
  13. "Allmänna valen 1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
  14. "Malung - summering" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten.
  15. "Malung - Allmänna val 17 september 2006" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten.
  16. "Malung-Sälen - Röster Val 2010" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten.
  17. "Malung-Sälen - Röster Val 2014" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten.
  18. "Malung-Sälen - Röster Val 2018" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten.
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