Dorotea Municipality

Dorotea Municipality
Dorotea kommun
Dorotea municipal building
Coordinates: 64°16′N 16°25′E / 64.267°N 16.417°E / 64.267; 16.417
CountrySweden
CountyVästerbotten County
SeatDorotea
Area
  Total
2,939.9 km2 (1,135.1 sq mi)
  Land2,764.92 km2 (1,067.54 sq mi)
  Water174.98 km2 (67.56 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 (31 December 2024)
  Total
2,294
  Density0.78/km2 (2.0/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceLapland, Ångermanland and Jämtland
Municipal code2425
Websitewww.dorotea.se

Dorotea Municipality (Swedish: Dorotea kommun; Southern Sami: Kraapohken tjïelte) is a municipality in Västerbotten County in northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Dorotea.

When the first local government acts were implemented in Sweden in 1863 Dorotea parish was made a rural municipality. In 1974 it was merged into Åsele Municipality. Already in 1980 it was split off, forming a new Dorotea Municipality. In 2023 it became the least populated municipality of Sweden.