Avesta Municipality
Avesta kommun | |
|---|---|
 Avesta town hall | |
 Coat of arms | |
 | |
| Coordinates: 60°09′N 16°12′E / 60.150°N 16.200°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| County | Dalarna County |
| Seat | Avesta |
| Area | |
• Total | 669.08 km2 (258.33 sq mi) |
| • Land | 613.25 km2 (236.78 sq mi) |
| • Water | 55.83 km2 (21.56 sq mi) |
| Area as of 1 January 2014 | |
| Population (31 December 2023)[2] | |
• Total | 22,753 |
| • Density | 34/km2 (88/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 (Avesta kommun) is one of 290 municipalities of Sweden. It is in Dalarna County, in the central part of the country, and its seat is in the town of Avesta.
The municipality in its present size was created in 1967 when the four surrounding municipalities were joined with the then City of Avesta. In 1971 it became a municipality of unitary type.
- ^ "Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 2014-01-01. Archived from the original (Microsoft Excel) on 2016-09-27. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
- ^ "Folkmängd och befolkningsförändringar - Kvartal 4, 2023" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 22, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.