Borlänge Municipality

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
Municipality
Sveatorget in Borlänge in 2005
Coordinates: 60°29′N 15°27′E
CountrySweden
CountyDalarna County
SeatBorlänge
Area
  Total635.81 km2 (245.49 sq mi)
  Land583.87 km2 (225.43 sq mi)
  Water51.94 km2 (20.05 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 (31 December 2023)
  Total51,735
  Density81/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceDalarna
Municipal code2081
Websitewww.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.

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