Avesta Municipality

Avesta Municipality

*Avesta kommun*
Avesta Municipality Avesta kommun
Municipality
	Avesta town hall
	Coat of arms
	Coordinates: 60°09′N 16°12′E / 60.150°N 16.200°E
Country	Sweden
County	Dalarna County
Seat	Avesta
Area
• Total	669.08 km2 (258.33 sq mi)
• Land	613.25 km2 (236.78 sq mi)
• Water	55.83 km2 (21.56 sq mi)
	Area as of 1 January 2014
Population (31 December 2023)
• Total	22,753
• Density	34/km2 (88/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	SE
Province	Dalarna
Municipal code	2084
Website	www.avesta.se
	Density is calculated using land area only.

Avesta Municipality (Avesta kommun) is one of 290 municipalities of Sweden. It is in Dalarna County, in the central part of the country, and its seat is in the town of Avesta.

The municipality in its present size was created in 1967 when the four surrounding municipalities were joined with the then City of Avesta. In 1971 it became a municipality of unitary type.

^ "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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