Borlänge Municipality (Borlänge kommun) is a municipality in Dalarna County in central Sweden, with an area of 586.4 km2. The municipality has a population of 47,640 (2007). The municipal seat is Borlänge.
Borlänge Municipality
Borlänge kommun | |
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 Sveatorget in Borlänge in 2005 | |
 Coat of arms | |
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| Coordinates: 60°29′N 15°27′E / 60.483°N 15.450°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| County | Dalarna County |
| Seat | Borlänge |
| Area | |
• Total | 635.81 km2 (245.49 sq mi) |
| • Land | 583.87 km2 (225.43 sq mi) |
| • Water | 51.94 km2 (20.05 sq mi) |
| Area as of 1 January 2014. | |
| Population (31 December 2023)[2] | |
• Total | 51,735 |
| • Density | 81/km2 (210/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | SE |
| Province | Dalarna |
| Municipal code | 2081 |
| Website | www.borlange.se |
| Density is calculated using land area only. | |
The present municipality was created in 1971 when the City of Borlänge (itself instituted as a city in 1944) was reunited with the rural municipality of Stora Tuna, from which it had been detached in 1898.
Demographics
editThis is a demographic table based on Borlänge Municipality's electoral districts in the 2022 Swedish general election sourced from SVT's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official statistics.[3]
In total there were 52,132 residents, including 38,802 Swedish citizens of voting age.[3] 49.0% voted for the left coalition and 49.5% for the right coalition.
| Location | Residents | Citizen adults |
Left vote | Right vote | Employed | Swedish parents |
Foreign heritage |
Income SEK |
Degree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | ||||||||
| Bergslagsbyn | 2,172 | 1,675 | 47.8 | 50.9 | 84 | 84 | 16 | 26,632 | 36 |
| Bullermyren | 2,081 | 1,188 | 65.5 | 30.3 | 49 | 32 | 68 | 14,293 | 23 |
| Centrum-Mjälga | 1,475 | 1,112 | 45.0 | 53.8 | 79 | 81 | 19 | 26,571 | 36 |
| Centrum N | 1,559 | 1,336 | 51.9 | 46.3 | 78 | 77 | 23 | 24,246 | 39 |
| Domnarvet V | 1,973 | 1,470 | 49.2 | 49.1 | 86 | 89 | 11 | 29,443 | 42 |
| Domnarvet Ö | 1,983 | 1,540 | 49.0 | 50.2 | 82 | 84 | 16 | 26,105 | 33 |
| Färjegårdarna-Årby | 2,114 | 1,602 | 48.7 | 50.1 | 88 | 89 | 11 | 27,702 | 44 |
| Gylle-Åselby | 2,298 | 1,813 | 42.3 | 56.7 | 87 | 92 | 8 | 27,754 | 34 |
| Gylletäppan | 1,760 | 1,461 | 45.6 | 53.1 | 86 | 86 | 14 | 26,385 | 35 |
| Hagalund N | 1,972 | 1,436 | 51.5 | 45.7 | 64 | 56 | 44 | 19,297 | 29 |
| Hagalund V | 1,990 | 1,654 | 49.1 | 49.6 | 78 | 77 | 23 | 23,631 | 35 |
| Hagalund Ö | 1,154 | 1,178 | 54.1 | 44.7 | 79 | 70 | 30 | 22,299 | 34 |
| Hushagen-Forssa | 1,696 | 1,492 | 54.3 | 44.1 | 80 | 86 | 14 | 24,745 | 36 |
| Jakobsgårdarna | 2,094 | 1,353 | 60.5 | 36.4 | 63 | 47 | 53 | 19,460 | 27 |
| Kvarnsveden S | 1,281 | 1,000 | 52.0 | 47.1 | 85 | 89 | 11 | 27,240 | 39 |
| Kvarnsveden V | 2,139 | 1,670 | 48.8 | 49.9 | 83 | 90 | 10 | 26,487 | 38 |
| Kvarnsveden Ö | 1,338 | 1,087 | 47.1 | 51.7 | 85 | 88 | 12 | 26,692 | 38 |
| Kyrkbygden-S Tuna | 2,097 | 1,677 | 38.7 | 59.9 | 87 | 94 | 6 | 26,181 | 33 |
| Mats Knuts-Nygårdarna | 1,986 | 1,343 | 49.5 | 49.2 | 86 | 86 | 14 | 28,409 | 47 |
| Norr Amsberg | 1,537 | 1,207 | 39.9 | 58.7 | 85 | 88 | 12 | 28,104 | 34 |
| Ornäs | 1,801 | 1,382 | 44.4 | 54.8 | 85 | 93 | 7 | 29,557 | 38 |
| Skräddarbacken | 1,864 | 1,403 | 47.7 | 50.9 | 84 | 89 | 11 | 27,742 | 43 |
| Tjärna Allé | 2,408 | 1,058 | 86.1 | 11.8 | 36 | 11 | 89 | 9,044 | 21 |
| Tjärna Ängar-Paradiset | 2,071 | 1,304 | 58.9 | 39.3 | 61 | 45 | 55 | 19,437 | 31 |
| Tjärna Ängar-Ö Tjärna | 2,113 | 1,272 | 56.1 | 42.9 | 67 | 49 | 51 | 21,664 | 27 |
| Torsång | 1,705 | 1,312 | 39.9 | 59.4 | 93 | 95 | 5 | 31,805 | 48 |
| V Tuna-Idkerberget | 1,716 | 1,405 | 34.8 | 63.4 | 85 | 93 | 7 | 26,120 | 24 |
| Östermalm | 1,755 | 1,372 | 46.1 | 52.6 | 78 | 69 | 31 | 23,971 | 35 |
| Source: SVT[3] | |||||||||
| Year | % | Votes | V | S | MP | C | L | KD | M | SD | NyD | Left | Right |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973[4] | 91.1 | 28,033 | 4.7 | 53.4 | 28.1 | 5.2 | 1.6 | 6.5 | 58.1 | 39.8 | |||
| 1976[5] | 91.9 | 30,166 | 4.2 | 52.9 | 25.3 | 8.1 | 1.3 | 7.9 | 57.1 | 41.3 | |||
| 1979[6] | 90.2 | 30,045 | 5.5 | 54.2 | 18.4 | 7.5 | 1.3 | 12.3 | 59.7 | 38.2 | |||
| 1982[7] | 91.5 | 31,434 | 5.5 | 57.2 | 1.8 | 14.6 | 3.9 | 1.3 | 15.5 | 62.6 | 34.0 | ||
| 1985[8] | 89.3 | 30,769 | 5.9 | 54.2 | 2.4 | 11.1 | 10.9 | 14.5 | 60.1 | 36.5 | |||
| 1988[9] | 84.6 | 29,220 | 6.7 | 52.1 | 6.0 | 10.5 | 10.6 | 2.5 | 10.7 | 64.8 | 31.8 | ||
| 1991[10] | 85.4 | 29,639 | 5.3 | 47.3 | 3.2 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 5.9 | 15.2 | 6.4 | 52.6 | 36.7 | |
| 1994[11] | 86.2 | 30,506 | 7.5 | 55.5 | 5.7 | 6.3 | 5.6 | 3.0 | 14.5 | 1.0 | 68.7 | 29.4 | |
| 1998[12] | 80.6 | 28,150 | 15.2 | 44.7 | 5.4 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 9.2 | 15.0 | 65.3 | 31.5 | ||
| 2002[13] | 78.2 | 27,313 | 10.0 | 48.6 | 5.2 | 6.2 | 9.5 | 6.2 | 10.4 | 1.8 | 63.7 | 32.3 | |
| 2006[14] | 80.7 | 28,333 | 7.1 | 45.5 | 4.4 | 7.3 | 5.7 | 4.4 | 18.8 | 3.5 | 57.0 | 36.2 | |
| 2010[15] | 84.9 | 30,756 | 6.6 | 39.6 | 6.0 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 3.5 | 23.2 | 9.2 | 52.2 | 37.1 | |
| 2014[16] | 86.2 | 31,740 | 6.2 | 37.3 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 18.0 | 17.7 | 49.0 | 30.0 | |
| 2018[17] | 87.3 | 32,460 | 7.6 | 32.7 | 3.9 | 7.4 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 17.1 | 20.3 | 51.6 | 46.9 |
Education
editNotable natives
edit- Jussi Björling, tenor
- Lars Frölander, swimmer
- Mando Diao, rock band
- Sugarplum Fairy, pop band
- Per Fosshaug, bandy player
- Dozer, stoner rock band
- Erik Eriksson, Centre Party's first chairman
- Lars Jonsson, ice hockey player
- Sator, rock band
- Nadja Brandt, writer and also appeared as an extra in Twilight
- Linda Carlsson, musician (also known as Miss Li)
- Tove Alexandersson, orienteering, ski-orienteering and skyrunning world champion
- Per Johansson, swimmer
References
edit- ^ "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 och befolkningsförändringar - Kvartal 4, 2023" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 22, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
- ^ a b c "Valresultat 2022 för Borlänge i riksdagsvalet" (in Swedish). SVT. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ "Allmänna valen 1973" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
- ^ "Allmänna valen 1976" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
- ^ "Allmänna valen 1979" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
- ^ "Allmänna valen 1982" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
- ^ "Allmänna valen 1985" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
- ^ "Allmänna valen 1988" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
- ^ "Allmänna valen 1991" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
- ^ "Allmänna valen 1994" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
- ^ "Allmänna valen 1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
- ^ "Borlänge - summering" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten.
- ^ "Borlänge - Allmänna val 17 september 2006" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten.
- ^ "Borlänge - Röster Val 2010" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten.
- ^ "Borlänge - Röster Val 2014" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten.
- ^ "Borlänge - Röster Val 2018" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten.
External links
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- Borlänge Archived 2009-03-17 at the Wayback Machine - Official site