Söderhamn Municipality

Söderhamn Municipality
Söderhamns kommun
Municipality

Coat of arms
Country Sweden
County Gävleborg County
Seat Söderhamn
Area[1]
  Total 2,281.32 km2 (880.82 sq mi)
  Land 1,060.77 km2 (409.57 sq mi)
  Water 1,220.55 km2 (471.26 sq mi)
  Area as of January 1, 2014.
Population (June 30, 2016)[2]
  Total 25,801
  Density 11/km2 (29/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
ISO 3166 code SE
Province Hälsingland
Municipal code 2182

Söderhamn Municipality is a municipality in Gävleborg County, in east central Sweden. The seat is located in Söderhamn.

The present municipality was created in 1971 when the former City of Söderhamn was amalgamated with two rural municipalities and parts of a third.

Localities

International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities

The municipality is twinned with:[3]

References

  1. "Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014" (Microsoft Excel) (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
  2. "Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 30 juni 2016" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. August 17, 2016. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
  3. "Vänorter". soderhamn.se. Retrieved 26 April 2014.

Coordinates: 61°18′N 17°05′E / 61.300°N 17.083°E / 61.300; 17.083

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