Avesta Municipality
Avesta Municipality (Swedish: Avesta kommun) is a municipality in Dalarna County in central Sweden. The seat is in Avesta.
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| Coordinates: 60°9′N 16°12′E / 60.150°N 16.200°ECoordinates: 60°9′N 16°12′E / 60.150°N 16.200°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| County | Dalarna County |
| Seat | Avesta |
| Area | |
| • Total | 672.7 km2 (259.7 sq mi) |
| • Land | 615.67 km2 (237.71 sq mi) |
| • Water | 57.03 km2 (22.02 sq mi) |
| Area as of January 1, 2010. | |
| Population (June 30, 2012)[2] | |
| • Total | 21,736 |
| • Density | 32.3116/km2 (83.687/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | SE |
| Province | Dalarna |
| Municipal code | 2084 |
| Website | www.avesta.se |
| Density is calculated using land area only. | |
Avesta Municipality Media
A large 8 daler copper plate from 1658 (the British Museum)
European bison (wisent) in captivity, Avesta Visentpark, Dalarna, Sweden.
Wisent statue made of stainless steel, located in Avesta City park
The World's largest dalahäst.
References
- ↑ "Statistiska centralbyrån den 1 januari 2010" (Microsoft Excel) (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "SCB, Befolkningsstatistik 30 juni 2012" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. Retrieved 2010-08-19.
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Other websites
Media related to Avesta Municipality at Wikimedia Commons- Avesta Municipality Archived 2020-10-27 at the Wayback Machine
