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Dalarna County

*Dalarnas län* (Swedish)
Dalarna County Dalarnas län (Swedish)
County of Sweden
	Korpimäcki Reserve in July 2008
	Flag Coat of arms
	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
Country	Sweden
Founded	1634
Capital	Falun
Largest city	Borlänge
Municipalities	15 Älvdalen; Avesta; Borlänge; Falun; Gagnef; Hedemora; Leksand; Ludvika; Malung-Sälen; Mora, Sweden; Orsa; Rättvik; Säter; Smedjebacken; Vansbro;
Government
• Governor	Maria Norrfalk
• Council	Landstinget Dalarna
Area
• Total	28,188.8 km2 (10,883.8 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2023)
• Total	287,253
• Density	10/km2 (26/sq mi)
GDP
• Total	SEK 99 billion; €10.595 billion (2015)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	SE-W
NUTS Region	SE312
Website	www.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

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

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

Municipalities

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

^[22]

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.

Notes and references

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