Söderhamn Municipality

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Söderhamns kommun
Söderhamn City Arms
County Gävleborg County
Province Hälsingland
Seat Söderhamn

Gävleborg County; Söderhamn to the east
Area
 • Total area
 • Land area
95th of 290
1,064 km²
Population
 • Total
x of 290
26,731 inhabitants
Density
 • Total

25 inhabitants/km²
Website
Population as of 2005

Söderhamn Municipality is a Municipality in Gävleborg County, in east central Sweden. The seat is located in Söderhamn.

The present municipality was created in 1971 when the former City of Söderhamn was amalgamated with two rural municialities and parts of a third.

[edit] Localities

  • Bergvik
  • Ljusne
  • Marmaskogen
  • Marmaverken
  • Mohed
  • Sandarne
  • Skog
  • Söderala
  • Söderhamn (seat)
  • Vallvik
  • Vannsätter

[edit] Sister cities

Söderhamn has three sister cities. Of these, the connections are deepest with Jakobstad, having been sister cities since the 1940s.

[edit] External links