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Ragunda Municipality
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Ragunda Municipality (Swadish: Ragunda kommun) is a municipality in Jämtland Coonty in northren Swaden. Its seat is locatit in Hammarstrand.
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Kintra | Swaden |
Coonty | Jämtland Coonty |
Seat | Hammarstrand |
Area | |
• Total | 2633.11 km2 (1,016.65 sq mi) |
• Laund | 2511.14 km2 (969.56 sq mi) |
• Water | 121.97 km2 (47.09 sq mi) |
Aurie as o Januar 1, 2014. | |
Population (31 December 2021)[2] | |
• Total | 5,210 |
• Density | 2.0/km2 (5.1/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | SE |
Province | Jämtland |
Municipal code | 2303 |
Website | www.ragunda.se |
The present municipality wis formed in 1974, when "auld" Ragunda Municipality wis amalgamatit wi the municipalities o Fors an Stugun. Further amalgamations hae been discussed due tae declinin population, but hae no been carried oot.
Ragunda Municipality is kent for being the site o the King Chulalongkorn Memorial Building, which is locatit bi the veelage Utanede. Designed as a Thai ryal pavilion, the ae ane o its kynd ootside Thailand, it wis raised in 1997 in commemoration o Keeng Chulalongkorn's visit there a century earlier.
Döda Fallet (The deid waterfall) is an extinct whitewater rapid in a nature reserve an ane o the major tourist attractions o the municipality.