Ljusdal (municipality)

Ljusdal municipality
coat of arms Location in Gävleborg County
State :	Sweden
Province (län):	Gävleborg County
Historical provinces (landskap):	Hälsingland Dalarna
Main place:	Ljusdal
SCB code:	2161
Residents :	18,949 (December 31, 2019)
Area :	5,609.8 km² (January 1, 2016)
Population density :	3.4 inhabitants / km²
Website :	www.ljusdal.se
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Coordinates: 61 ° 50 '  N , 16 ° 6'  O Ljusdal is a municipality ( Swedish kommun ) in the Swedish province Gävleborg and the historical provinces Hälsingland and Dalarna . The main town of the municipality is Ljusdal . Reichsstrasse 83 and 84 runthrough the municipality.

geography

The municipality extends about 90 kilometers along the Ljusnan River from north to south, and from the Ljusnan River about 20 kilometers to the east and 80 kilometers to the west. The municipality of Ljusdal lies in the foothills of the Scandinavian Mountains and is occupied by a forest-covered hill country. The (formerly smallest) national park in Sweden, the Hamra National Park, is also located in the municipality .

economy

Around nine percent of the working population are employed in agriculture and forestry , which is more than four times the national average. Industrial locations are Järvsö, Ljusdal and Färila.

places

These places are localities ( tatorter ):

• Farila
• Hybo
• Järvsö
• Lillhaga
• Ljusdal
• Come on
• Nore
• Peges
• Tallåsen

There are also other smaller villages.

Personalities

• Lill-Babs (1938-2018), pop singer

Web links

Commons : Municipality of Ljusdal  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner December 31, 2019 at Statistiska centralbyrån
2. ↑ Kommunarealer January 1, 2016 at Statistiska centralbyrån (including all inland waters)