Härjedalen Municipality
Härjedalen Municipality
Härjedalens kommun | |
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Härjedalen town hall | |
| Coordinates: 62°02′N 14°21′E / 62.033°N 14.350°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| County | Jämtland County |
| Seat | Sveg |
| Area | |
• Total | 11,859.62 km2 (4,579.02 sq mi) |
| • Land | 11,286.1 km2 (4,357.6 sq mi) |
| • Water | 573.52 km2 (221.44 sq mi) |
| Area as of 1 January 2014. | |
| Population (31 December 2024) | |
• Total | 10,175 |
| • Density | 0.86/km2 (2.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | SE |
| Province | Härjedalen, Hälsingland and Dalarna |
| Municipal code | 2361 |
| Website | www.herjedalen.se |
Härjedalen Municipality (Swedish: Härjedalens kommun, Southern Sami: Herjedaelien tjïelte) is a municipality in Jämtland County in northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Sveg.
The municipality roughly, but not exactly, corresponds with the traditional province Härjedalen.
The municipality was created in 1974 and is one of two in Sweden with the name of a province (Gotland Municipality is the other). It consists of nine original local government entities (as of 1863).