Malung Municipality

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This page deals with both Malung Municipality and the urban area (tätort) Malung
Malung Municipality (Kommun)
Malung Municipality and Malung
Malung, location in Dalarna, Sweden
Map outlining the municipalities of Sweden		 Coat of arms
Coat of arms
Municipal facts
Seat Malung
60° 41′ N 13° 44′ E
County Dalarna County
Province Dalarna
Area
Rank
 4,105 km²
23rd of 290
Population
Rank
(2005)
 10,557
205th of 290
Population density 2.5/km²
Centre of Malung
Centre of Malung

Malung Municipality is a municipality in Dalarna County in central Sweden. Its seat is in the town Malung with 6,000 inhabitants.

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The terrain in the area is largely submontane, with plenty of bog and forest. The Transtrandsfjällen in the north are the southernmost mountains in Sweden, marking the start of the Scandinavian mountain range. Rocks are mostly metamorphic and sedimentary, with occurrences of basalt. Most settlements are located in and around the valley of Västerdalälven.

The municipal population was around 13,000 in the 1960s, but has decreased continually since then.

The villages in the municipality, with population figures from 2005 [1], are:

  • Lima, Sweden (418)
  • Limedsforsen (443)
  • Malung (municipal centre) (5,146)
  • Malungsfors (559)
  • Sälen (508) - Is a nationally renowned skiing resort.
  • Transtrand (373)
  • Yttermalung (216)
  • Öje (202) (population figure from 2000)


Malung has a Folk high school, specialized in folk music and folk dance. One notable former music student is Emma Härdelin.


Dalarna County
Avesta | Borlänge | Falun | Gagnef | Hedemora | Leksand | Ludvika | Malung | Mora | Orsa | Rättvik | Smedjebacken | Säter | Vansbro | Älvdalen
Counties of Sweden | Sweden
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