Falun Municipality

Falun Municipality

*Falu kommun*
Falun Municipality Falu kommun
Municipality
	Falun Town Hall
	Coat of arms
	Coordinates: 60°36′N 15°38′E / 60.600°N 15.633°E
Country	Sweden
County	Dalarna County
Seat	Falun
Area
• Total	2,275.17 km2 (878.45 sq mi)
• Land	2,040.13 km2 (787.70 sq mi)
• Water	235.04 km2 (90.75 sq mi)
	Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population (31 December 2023)
• Total	59,986
• Density	26/km2 (68/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	SE
Province	Dalarna
Municipal code	2080
Website	www.falun.se
	Density is calculated using land area only.

Falun Municipality (Falu kommun) is a municipality in Dalarna County in central Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Falun. Falun is the second biggest city and provincial capital of Dalarna County. Falun was originally famous for its copper mine.

The present municipality was formed at the time of the local government reform of 1971, when the City of Falun and six surrounding rural municipalities were amalgamated.

^ "Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 2014-01-01. Archived from the original (Microsoft Excel) on 2016-09-27. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
^ "Folkmängd och befolkningsförändringar - Kvartal 4, 2023" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 22, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.

[SCB_2014-01-01-1] "Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 2014-01-01. Archived from the original (Microsoft Excel) on 2016-09-27. Retrieved 2014-04-18.

[SCB_2023-12-31-2] "Folkmängd och befolkningsförändringar - Kvartal 4, 2023" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 22, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.

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