Falun Municipality

Falun Municipality (Falu kommun) is a municipality in Dalarna County in central Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Falun. Falun is the second biggest city and provincial capital of Dalarna County. Falun was originally famous for its copper mine.

Falun Municipality

Falu kommun
Municipality
Falun Town Hall
Coat of arms
CountrySweden
CountyDalarna County
SeatFalun
Area
 • Total2,275.17 km2 (878.45 sq mi)
 • Land2,040.13 km2 (787.70 sq mi)
 • Water235.04 km2 (90.75 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 (31 December 2019)[2]
 • Total59,406
 • Density26/km2 (68/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceDalarna
Municipal code2080
Websitewww.falun.se
Density is calculated using land area only.

The present municipality was formed at the time of the local government reform of 1971, when the City of Falun and six surrounding rural municipalities were amalgamated.

Localities

Local politics

The Falu Party is a party with local interests.

Sister cities

The following places have sister cities agreements with Falun:

Falun also has two cooperation towns without formal sistering treaty:

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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