Ånge Municipality
| Ånge Municipality Ånge kommun | ||
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| Municipality | ||
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| Country | Sweden | |
| County | Västernorrland County | |
| Seat | Ånge | |
| Area[1] | ||
| • Total | 3,295.56 km2 (1,272.42 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 3,051.36 km2 (1,178.14 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 244.2 km2 (94.3 sq mi) | |
| Area as of January 1, 2014. | ||
| Population (March 31, 2015)[2] | ||
| • Total | 9,459 | |
| • Density | 2.9/km2 (7.4/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| ISO 3166 code | SE | |
| Province | Medelpad | |
| Municipal code | 2260 | |
Ånge Municipality (Ånge kommun) is a municipality in Västernorrland County, northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Ånge.
The railway junction Ånge was in 1947 made a market town (köping) and detached from Borgsjö. In 1971 they were reunited and together with Haverö and Torp the present municipality was formed.
The municipal most known slogan is Sweden's geographical center. It was in 1947 measured by the Royal Institute of Technology to be situated by the lake Munkbysjön (Lake Munkby), in the municipality's eastern parts. In 2002 the slogan was changed to Wonderful byways.
13 kilometers east of the town Ånge lies the town Borgsjö. It has a widely acclaimed rococo church from the 18th century.
Localities
- Alby
- Fränsta
- Ljungaverk
- Torpshammar
- Ånge (seat)
- Östavall
Sister cities
Ånge's sister cities:
- Malvik, Norway;
- Oravais, Finland;
- Ogre, Latvia;
- Beng, Laos.
The Nordic sister cities were established in the 1940s, the others not before 1990.
References
- ↑ "Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014" (Microsoft Excel) (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
- ↑ "Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 31 mars 2015" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. May 11, 2015. Retrieved May 11, 2015.
External links
- Ånge - Official site
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Coordinates: 62°31′N 15°37′E / 62.517°N 15.617°E