Dorotea Municipality
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| County | Västerbotten County |
| Province | Lapland |
| Seat | Dorotea |
Dorotea municipality and seat in Sweden |
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| Area • Total area • Land area |
31st of 290 2,795 km² |
| Population • Total |
288th of 290 3,156 inhabitants |
| Density • Total |
1.1 inhabitants/km² |
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Dorotea Municipality (Dorotea kommun) is a municipality in Västerbotten County, in northern Sweden, where the town Dorotea is the seat.
When the first local governmant 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. It is the third least populated of the municipalities of Sweden.
Dorotea is the southern outpost of the Scandinavian mountain range.
[edit] Localities
The only populated place with more than 200 inhabitants is the seat Dorotea.
[edit] Industry
Amongst the Dorotea industries is one of the biggest caravan manufacturer in Scandinavia, Polarvagnen, now known as Solifer-Polar as the two companies merged. Other known industries and companies are Dorocell, Svenska Tält and S-Karosser.
In more recent years, several IT-companies have also moved there. Early 2000 the company Spray was located there but then moved to Sollefteå. The large house which held the support and other personnel was later taken over by Datakompisen.
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