Bengtsfors Municipality
Bengtsfors kommun | |
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 Coat airms | |
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| Kintra | Swaden |
| Coonty | Västra Götaland Coonty |
| Seat | Bengtsfors |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1059.19 km2 (408.96 sq mi) |
| • Laund | 882.93 km2 (340.90 sq mi) |
| • Water | 176.26 km2 (68.05 sq mi) |
| Area as of Januar 1, 2014. | |
| Population (31 December 2021)[2] | |
| • Total | 9,409 |
| • Density | 8.9/km2 (23/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | SE |
| Province | Dalsland |
| Municipal code | 1460 |
| Website | www.bengtsfors.se |
| Density is calculatit uisin land aurie anerlie. | |
Bengtsfors Municipality (Bengtsfors kommun) is a municipality in Västra Götaland Coonty in wastren Swaden. Its seat is locatit in the toun o Bengtsfors.
The present municipality wis formit in 1971 when the umwhile mercat toun (köping) o Bengtsfors (institutit in 1926) wis amalgamatit wi the municipalities o Bäckefors, Lelång an Steneby.
Geography
[eedit | eedit soorce]The municipality haes hintle water auries, consistin o lakes an streams. It maks it a guid place for canoein, fishin an bathin.
Ivery year a canoein marathon cried Dalslands Kanot Marathon+, or DKM+, is held. It is an enduring 55 km lang (a marathon "plus"), stretchin through the mony municipal streams, an ane o Swaden's lairgest canoein competitions.
Bengtsfors is crossed bi the Dalsland Canal an aw.
Localities
[eedit | eedit soorce]Localities in the municipality an inhabitants:
- Bengtsfors (seat), 3,600 inh.
- Billingsfors, 1,400 inh.
- Bäckefors, 750 inh.
- Dals Långed, 1,700 inh.
- Gustavsfors, 700 inh.
- Skåpafors, 400 inh.
References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ "Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014" (Microsoft Excel) (in Swadish). Stateestics Swaden. Retrieved 18 Apryle 2014.CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)
- ↑ "Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 31 december 2021" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 22 Februar 2022. Retrieved 22 Februar 2022.CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)
Freemit airtins
[eedit | eedit soorce]- Bengtsfors Municipality - Offeecial steid
- Dalsland Canal - In Swadish, Inglis an German
