Årjäng Municipality
Årjängs kommun
Municipality
Lennartsfors
Lennartsfors
Coat of arms of Årjäng Municipality
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 59°23′N 12°08′E / 59.383°N 12.133°E / 59.383; 12.133
CountrySweden
CountyVärmland County
SeatÅrjäng
Area
[1]
 • Total1,653.04 km2 (638.24 sq mi)
 • Land1,409.47 km2 (544.20 sq mi)
 • Water243.57 km2 (94.04 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 (31 December 2021)[2]
 • Total9,942
 • Density6.0/km2 (16/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceVärmland and Dalsland
Municipal code1765
Websitewww.arjang.se

Årjäng Municipality (Årjängs kommun) is a municipality in Värmland County in west central Sweden, bordering Norway. Its seat is located in the town of Årjäng.

A separate local government entity named Årjäng was created in 1941 when it was detached from Silbodal. In 1952 the two were reunited under the name of Årjäng. In 1971 Sillerud and Holmedal were amalgamated with Årjäng. In 1974 Töcksmark was added, expanding the municipality to its current size. The municipality contains two localities, Årjäng and Töcksfors. Known Swedish sportsmen from this municipality are Per-Gunnar Andersson and Thomas Wassberg.

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References

  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.
  2. ↑ "Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 31 december 2021" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 22, 2022. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
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