Falun Municipality Falu kommun | |
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) Falun Town Hall | |
) Coat of arms | |
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| Country | Sweden |
| County | Dalarna County |
| Seat | Falun |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,275.17 km2 (878.45 sq mi) |
| • Land | 2,040.13 km2 (787.70 sq mi) |
| • Water | 235.04 km2 (90.75 sq mi) |
| Area as of 1 January 2014. | |
| Population (31 December 2019)[2] | |
| • Total | 59,406 |
| • Density | 26/km2 (68/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | SE |
| Province | Dalarna |
| Municipal code | 2080 |
| Website | www.falun.se |
| Density is calculated using land area only. | |
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.
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:
Kimberley, South Africa
Pskov, Russia
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 31 december 2019" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 20, 2020. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
External links
- Official website
- Dalarna College - Situated in Falun