Ovanåker Municipality
Municipality in Gävleborg County, Sweden / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ovanåker Municipality (Ovanåkers kommun) is a municipality in Gävleborg County, east central Sweden. The municipal seat is located in Edsbyn.
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Ovanåker Municipality
Ovanåkers kommun | |
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Coordinates: 61°23′N 15°49′E | |
Country | Sweden |
County | Gävleborg County |
Seat | Edsbyn |
Area | |
• Total | 2,016.98 km2 (778.76 sq mi) |
• Land | 1,873.31 km2 (723.29 sq mi) |
• Water | 143.67 km2 (55.47 sq mi) |
Area as of 1 January 2014. | |
Population (31 December 2023)[2] | |
• Total | 11,525 |
• Density | 5.7/km2 (15/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | SE |
Province | Hälsingland |
Municipal code | 2121 |
Website | www.ovanaker.se |
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The subdivision reform of 1952 saw the amalgamation of "old" Ovanåker with Voxna (both formed by the first local government acts of 1862). In 1977 Alfta (which 1974-1976 had been in Bollnäs Municipality) was added.