Dalarna County
Dalarnas län (Swedish)
County of Sweden
Korpimäcki Reserve in July 2008
Korpimäcki Reserve in July 2008
Flag of Dalarna County
Flag
Coat of arms of Dalarna County
Coat of arms
Dalarna County in Sweden
Dalarna County in Sweden
Location map of Dalarna County in Sweden
Location map of Dalarna County in Sweden
Coordinates: 60°40′43″N 15°36′02″E / 60.67861°N 15.60056°E / 60.67861; 15.60056
CountrySweden
Founded1634
CapitalFalun
Largest cityBorlänge
Municipalities
15
Government
 • GovernorMaria Norrfalk
 • CouncilLandstinget Dalarna
Area
 • Total28,188.8 km2 (10,883.8 sq mi)
Population
 (September 30, 2017)[1]
 • Total285,724
 • Density10/km2 (26/sq mi)
GDP
[2]
 • TotalSEK 99 billion
€10.595 billion (2015)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE-W
NUTS RegionSE312
Websitewww.w.lst.se

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 municipalities (kommuner). Dalarna County encompasses nearly all of the cultural and historical province of Dalarna (literally, "the valleys"). For the most part sparsely populated and with extensive tracts of wilderness, Dalarna County is almost as large as Belgium in terms of land area.

History

See also: Dalarna § History

In older times, Dalarna was periodically part of the territory ruled by the governor of Västerås Castle. The 1634 Instrument of Government led to the creation of a county covering Dalarna with its own County Governor. The Kopparbergs län (literally Copper Mountain County) was finally created by royal decree in 1647.[3] On 1 January 1997, the name of the county was changed to Dalarna County.[4] The small town of Kopparberg is not to be confused with the old county name, since it is located in Örebro County just to the south.

Administration

See also: List of governors of Dalarna County

The main aim of the County Administrative Board is to fulfil the goals set in national politics by the Riksdag and the Government, to coordinate the interests and promote the development of the county, to establish regional goals and safeguard the due process of law in the handling of each case. The County Administrative Board is a Government Agency headed by a Governor.

Politics

The county council of Dalarna or Region Dalarna primarily handles health care and public transportation.

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
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

Main article: List of governors of Dalarna County

Municipalities

Municipalities of Dalarna County.

Main page: Municipalities of Dalarna County

In Dalarna Province:

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

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Foreign background

SCB have collected statistics on backgrounds of residents since 2002. These tables consist of all who have two foreign-born parents or are born abroad themselves.[23] The chart lists election years and the last year on record alone.

Location 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2019
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

Notes and references

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ Regions and Cities > Regional Statistics > Regional Economy > Regional GDP per Capita, OECD.Stats. Accessed on 16 November 2018.
  3. ^ Dalarna in Nordisk familjebok (in Swedish)
  4. ^ Mikael Forslund (23 June 2014). "Inledning samt Storfjäten" (in Swedish). Dalademokraten. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  5. ^ "Val till landstingsfullmäktige i Dalarnas län - Valda 2018" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten. Archived from the original on 2019-07-08. Retrieved 2019-07-08.
  6. ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1970" (PDF). SCB. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  7. ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1973" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  8. ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1976" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  9. ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1979" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  10. ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1982)" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  11. ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1985" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  12. ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1988)" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  13. ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1991" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  14. ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1994" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  15. ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  16. ^ "Valresultat Riksdag 2002" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten. Archived from the original on 7 September 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  17. ^ "Allmänna val 17 september 2006" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten. Archived from the original on 28 September 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  18. ^ "Röster - Val 2010" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten. Archived from the original on 17 December 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  19. ^ "Röster - Val 2014" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten. Archived from the original on 11 November 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  20. ^ "Röster - Val 2018" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten. Archived from the original on 17 December 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  21. ^ "Valpresentation". resultat.val.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2023-01-26.
  22. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-10-14. Retrieved 2013-02-03.((cite web)): CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  23. ^ a b "PxWeb - välj variabler och värden" (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

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