Dalarna County

county (län) in Sweden

Dalarna County (Swedish: Dalarna län) is a county in central Sweden, with the seat located in Falun. It was established in 1647 as Kopparberg County (Swedish: Kopparbergs län), before changing the name in 1997.

Dalarna
Dalarnas län
Flag of Dalarna
Coat of arms of Dalarna
Official logo of Dalarna
Coordinates: 60°40′43″N 15°36′02″E / 60.678559°N 15.600586°E / 60.678559; 15.600586
CountrySweden
Founded1634
CapitalFalun
Government
 • GovernorMaria Norrfalk
 • CouncilLandstinget Dalarna
Area
 • Total28,188.8 km2 (10,883.8 sq mi)
Population
 (March 31 2011)[1]
 • Total276,770
 • Density9.8/km2 (25/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE-W
GDP/ NominalSEK 62,604 million (2004)
GDP per capitaSEK 226,000
NUTS RegionSE312
Websitewww.w.lst.se

Municipalities

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Municipalities of Dalarna County

References

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  1. "Kvartal 1 2011". Statistics Sweden.

Other websites

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  Media related to Dalarna County at Wikimedia Commons