Gagnef Municipality

Gagnefs kommun
Municipality
Coat of arms of Gagnefs kommun Coat of arms
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Country	Sweden
County	Dalarna County
Seat	Djurås
Area
• Total	812.3221 km2 (313.6393 sq mi)
• Land	767.1521 km2 (296.1991 sq mi)
• Water	45.17 km2 (17.44 sq mi)
	Area as of January 1, 2014.
Population (March 31, 2016)
• Total	10,092
• Density	12/km2 (32/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
ISO 3166 code	SE
Province	Dalarna
Municipal code	2026
Website	www.gagnef.se
Density is calculated using land area only.

Gagnef Municipality (Gagnefs kommun) is a municipality in Dalarna County in central Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Djurås with 2,257 inhabitants, with the largest town being Mockfjärd with 2365 inhabitants.

In 1971 "old" Gagnef was amalgamated with Floda, forming the present municipality.

The industry is dominated by small and semi-small companies mainly operating in the forest industry.

Geographically, the two rivers of the Västerdal River and the Österdal River flow together in Gagnef to form the Dal River, as represented in the municipality's coat of arms.

Localities

• Björbo
• Bäsna
• Djurmo
• Djurås (seat)
• Floda
• Gagnef
• Mockfjärd
• Sifferbo

Government and politics

Distribution of the 35 seats in the municipal council after the 2010 election:

• Social Democratic Party 12
• Centre Party 12
• Moderate Party 5
• Green Party 2
• Christian Democrats 2
• Sweden Democrats 1
• Liberal People's Party 1

Results of the Swedish general election, 2010 in Gagnef:

• Social Democratic Party 34.9%
• Moderate Party 23.7%
• Centre Party 12.3%
• Sweden Democrats 7.3%
• Green Party 6.1%
• Christian Democrats 5.7%
• Left Party 5.0%
• Liberal People's Party 4.1%

External links

• Gagnef Municipality – Official site