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Orsa Municipality

Orsa kommun
Municipality
View from the Grönklitt mountain
View from the Grönklitt mountain
Coat of arms of Orsa Municipality
Coat of arms
Orsa Municipality in Dalarna County.png
Country Sweden
County Dalarna County
Seat Orsa
Area
 • Total 1,808.13 km2 (698.12 sq mi)
 • Land 1,742.27 km2 (672.69 sq mi)
 • Water 65.86 km2 (25.43 sq mi)
  Area as of January 1, 2010.
Population
 (June 30, 2012)
 • Total 6,905
 • Density 3.81886/km2 (9.8908/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code SE
Province Dalarna
Municipal code 2034
Website www.orsa.se
Density is calculated using land area only.

Orsa Municipality (Orsa kommun) is a municipality in Dalarna County in central Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Orsa.

Orsa is one of a few municipalities in Sweden which has not been amalgamated, but retains its area from the time it was instituted as a municipal entity in 1863.

Geography

The town of Orsa is located on the north-eastern shore of the 53 square kilometres (20 sq mi) large Lake Orsa (Orsasjön). Through a southern water passage it is connected with one of Sweden's largest lakes: Siljan.

By the shores of Orsasjön the Orsa Camping was inaugurated in 1932. With a kilometer long sandy beach, it has received several awards for its quality and beauty, and is by some referred to as the Dalarna Riviera.

Nature sights include the Grönklitt mountain, that previously housed a notable bear park and skiing hill. The bear park was an enclosed area where not only bears but also wolves, lynx, siberian tigers and wolverines reside, and was the biggest bear park in northern Europe.

Localities

  • Orsa (seat)
  • Skattungbyn

Demographics

This is a demographic table based on Orsa Municipality's electoral districts in the 2022 Swedish general election sourced from SVT's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official statistics.

In total there were 5,489 Swedish citizens of voting age resident in the municipality. 42.3 % voted for the left coalition and 55.7 % for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.

Riksdag elections

Year % Votes V S MP C L KD M SD NyD Left Right
1973 86.2 4,407 6.2 37.3 40.4 5.0 1.3 8.8 43.6 56.0
1976 87.6 4,744 4.5 37.8 38.3 7.7 1.9 9.7 42.4 55.6
1979 85.6 4,759 5.4 40.4 29.0 6.9 1.9 15.5 45.8 51.3
1982 86.8 4,866 5.1 44.2 2.7 21.8 4.4 2.6 19.1 49.3 45.4
1985 85.3 4,826 5.7 42.4 3.0 19.4 12.6 16.9 48.1 48.9
1988 80.1 4,473 5.7 40.9 7.8 18.5 11.2 3.4 12.3 54.4 42.1
1991 83.0 4,624 5.4 35.2 4.7 14.4 7.4 7.8 14.3 10.3 40.5 43.8
1994 82.4 4,520 8.7 43.9 8.6 12.5 4.5 5.2 14.6 1.5 61.2 36.7
1998 78.8 4,225 17.5 33.7 6.1 7.3 2.9 15.2 14.9 57.3 40.3
2002 76.3 4,015 10.2 36.9 6.0 13.6 9.1 8.2 10.3 2.8 53.1 41.3
2006 80.3 4,253 6.9 34.8 5.1 15.6 4.2 5.5 21.0 3.2 46.9 46.3
2010 82.5 4,424 6.2 36.1 6.6 10.2 4.6 4.7 21.3 9.0 48.9 40.7
2014 84.8 4,607 5.7 33.1 5.0 10.7 2.8 3.2 14.5 20.8 43.7 31.1
2018 86.7 4,601 8.1 27.9 3.0 11.0 2.6 7.2 11.5 26.6 49.9 47.9
2022 84.7 4,598 5.3 26.8 3.7 6.5 2.8 6.6 13.4 32.9 42.3 55.7

Notable natives

  • Gustaf de Laval, 19th century inventor
  • Orsa Spelmän, musicians/fiddlers
  • Gunnar Myrdal, economist, politician, and Nobel laureate
  • Kalle Moraeus, musician, TV personality
  • Melker Jernberg, Melker Jernberg became president of Volvo Construction Equipment and member of the Volvo Group executive board on January 1, 2018
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