Dorotea Municipality
Dorotea kommun | |
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![]() Dorotea municipal building | |
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Coordinates: 64°16′N 16°25′E / 64.267°N 16.417°E | |
Country | Sweden |
County | Västerbotten County |
Seat | Dorotea |
Area | |
• Total | 2,939.9 km2 (1,135.1 sq mi) |
• Land | 2,764.92 km2 (1,067.54 sq mi) |
• Water | 174.98 km2 (67.56 sq mi) |
Area as of 1 January 2014. | |
Population (31 December 2023)[2] | |
• Total | 2,339 |
• Density | 0.80/km2 (2.1/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | SE |
Province | Lapland, Ångermanland and Jämtland |
Municipal code | 2425 |
Website | www.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.[3]