Dorotea Municipality
Dorotea kommun
Municipality
Dorotea municipal building
Dorotea municipal building
Coat of arms of Dorotea Municipality
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 64°16′N 16°25′E / 64.267°N 16.417°E / 64.267; 16.417
CountrySweden
CountyVästerbotten County
SeatDorotea
Area
[1]
 • Total2,939.9 km2 (1,135.1 sq mi)
 • Land2,764.92 km2 (1,067.54 sq mi)
 • Water174.98 km2 (67.56 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 (31 December 2021)[2]
 • Total2,459
 • Density0.84/km2 (2.2/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceLapland, Ångermanland and Jämtland
Municipal code2425
Websitewww.dorotea.se
Dorotea railway station.

Dorotea Municipality (Swedish: Dorotea kommun; Southern Sami: Kraapohken tjïelte) is a municipality in Västerbotten County in northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Dorotea.

When the first local government acts were implemented in Sweden in 1863 Dorotea parish was made a rural municipality. In 1974 it was merged into Åsele Municipality. Already in 1980 it was split off, forming a new Dorotea Municipality. In 2023 it became the least populated municipality of Sweden.[3]

Locality

There is only one locality (or urban area) in Dorotea Municipality:[4]

#LocalityPopulation
1Dorotea1,571

Demographics

This is a demographic table based on Dorotea Municipality's electoral districts in the 2022 Swedish general election sourced from SVT's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official statistics.[5]

Residents include everyone registered as living in the district, regardless of age or citizenship status. Valid voters indicate Swedish citizens above the age of 18 who therefore can vote in general elections. Left vote and right vote indicate the result between the two major blocs in said district in the 2022 general election. Employment indicates the share of people between the ages of 20 and 64 who are working taxpayers. Foreign background is defined as residents either born abroad or with two parents born outside of Sweden. Median income is the received monthly income through either employment, capital gains or social grants for the median adult above 20, also including pensioners in Swedish kronor. The section about college graduates indicates any degree accumulated after high school.

In total there were 2,457 inhabitants, with 1,937 Swedish citizens of voting age.[5] 60.0 % voted for the left coalition and 38.8 % for the right coalition.

Economy

Amongst the industries in the municipality is one of the biggest caravan manufacturers in Scandinavia, Polarvagnen, now known as SoliferPolar as it has merged with Solifer. Other known industries and companies are Dorocell, Svenska Tält and S-Karosser.

In more recent years, several IT-companies have also moved to the municipality. In early 2000 the company Spray was located here but then moved to Sollefteå. The large house which held the support department and other personnel was later taken over by Datakompisen.

Twinnings

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 2021" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 22, 2022. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Dorotea minst igen och Malmö passerar 360,000 invånare" (in Swedish). SCB. 8 September 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  4. ↑ Statistics Sweden as of December 31, 2005
  5. 1 2 3 "Valresultat 2022 för Dorotea i riksdagsvalet" (in Swedish). SVT. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  6. ↑ "Sõprusvallad" (in Estonian). Haljala vald. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
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