Borlänge Municipality

Borlänge kommun
Municipality
Coat of arms of Borlänge kommun Coat of arms
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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 January 1, 2014.
Population (March 31, 2016)
• Total	51,129
• Density	80/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
ISO 3166 code	SE
Province	Dalarna
Municipal code	2081
Website	www.borlange.se
Density is calculated using land area only.

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.

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.

Politics

Result of the 2010 election

Moderate Party 23,22&

Centre party 5,37%

Liberal People's Party 4,98%

Christian Democrats 3,50%

Swedish Social Democratic Party 39,55%

Left Party 6,63%

Green Party 6,02%

Sweden Democrats 9,24

Other Parties 1,49%

Notable natives

• 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, hockey player
• Sator, rock band
• Nadja Brandt, writer and also appeared as an extra in Twilight
• Linda Carlsson, musician (also known as Miss Li)

Education

• Dalarna University College
• Soltorgsgymnasiet

External links

• Borlänge - Official site
• Mitt Borlänge - Local news, weather, events, cinema and more.