Härjedalen Municipality
Municipality in Jämtland County, Sweden / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Härjedalen Municipality (Swedish: Härjedalens kommun, Southern Sami: Herjedaelien tjïelte is a municipality in Jämtland County in northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Sveg.
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Härjedalen Municipality
Härjedalens kommun | |
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Coordinates: 62°02′N 14°21′E | |
Country | Sweden |
County | Jämtland County |
Seat | Sveg |
Area | |
• Total | 11,859.62 km2 (4,579.02 sq mi) |
• Land | 11,286.1 km2 (4,357.6 sq mi) |
• Water | 573.52 km2 (221.44 sq mi) |
Area as of 1 January 2014. | |
Population (31 December 2023)[2] | |
• Total | 10,145 |
• Density | 0.86/km2 (2.2/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | SE |
Province | Härjedalen, Hälsingland and Dalarna |
Municipal code | 2361 |
Website | www.herjedalen.se |
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The municipality roughly, but not exactly, corresponds with the traditional province Härjedalen.
The municipality was created in 1974 and is one of two in Sweden with the name of a province (Gotland Municipality is the other). It consists of nine original local government entities (as of 1863).