Härjedalen Municipality

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Härjedalen Municipality (Kommun)

Härjedalen and Sveg Map outlining municipalities of Sweden	Coat of arms
	Municipal facts
	Seat	Härjedalen
	62° 02´ N 14° 21´ E
	County	Jämtland County
	Province	Härjedalen
	Area      Rank	15,825 km² 5th of 290
	Population      Rank (2005)	11,364 198th of 290
	Density	1/km²

Coordinates: 62° 02´ N 14° 21´ E

Härjedalen is a Municipality in northeastern Sweden. The seat is in Sveg, a town of 2,500 inhabitants, situated at 62°02′N 14°21′E.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Demography 3 References 4 Notable natives 5 External links

[edit] Geography

Geographically, the municipality corresponds to the old Swedish province Härjedalen, although it incorporates some additional land to the east. With a total area of 15,825 km², it is Sweden's fifth largest. However, it is largely wilderness, and the municipality is sparsely inhabited.

For comparison, the municipality covers as much territory as Uppsala County and Stockholm County combined, but those two counties have over 2,000,000 inhabitants.

[edit] Demography

The population has been in decline in the last decades. The birth rate is negative, and so is net migration.

Year Population Birth/Death rate

1994 12,199 -56

1995 12,109 -68

1996 11,961 -95

1997 11,790 -91

1998 11,723 -105

1999 11,594 -87

2000 11,415 -68

2001 11,327 -84

2002 11,289 -56

2003 11,065 -80

2004 10,951 -103^{[citation needed]}

Of the total population, 4% are immigrants from other countries. The national average is 12%.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] References

• Statistics Sweden, for January 1, 2005.

[edit] Notable natives

• Henning Mankell, the author, is from Sveg.

[edit] External links

• Härjedalen - Official site