Härnösand Municipality

Härnösand Municipality Härnösands kommun
—  Municipality  —
Coat of arms
Country	Sweden
County	Västernorrland County
Seat	Härnösand
Area[1]
– Total	1,951.07 km2 (753.3 sq mi)
– Land	1,064.5 km2 (411 sq mi)
– Water	886.57 km2 (342.3 sq mi)
	Area as of January 1, 2010.
Population (June 30, 2010)[2]
– Total	24,738
– Density	12.7/km2 (32.8/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
– Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code
ISO 3166 code	SE
Province	Ångermanland
Municipal code	2280

Härnösand Municipality (Härnösands kommun) is a municipality in Västernorrland County, northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Härnösand (pop. 18,000).

The present municipality was formed in 1969 through the amalgamation of the City of Härnösand with Säbrå (itself created in 1952 when five former entities were merged together) and Högsjö.

Its coat of arms depict a beaver with a pike in its mouth.

Localities

• Härnösand (seat)
• Ramvik
• Utansjö
• Älandsbro
• Myssjö (parish)

References

1. ^ "Statistiska centralbyrån den 1 januari 2010" (in Swedish) (Microsoft Excel). Statistics Sweden. http://www.scb.se/Statistik/MI/MI0802/2010A01/mi0802tab3_2010.xls. Retrieved 2010-08-21. 
2. ^ "SCB, Befolkningsstatistik 30 juni 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. http://www.scb.se/Pages/TableAndChart____244147.aspx. Retrieved 2010-08-19. 

External links

• Härnösand - Official site

Coordinates: 62°38′N 17°56′E / 62.633°N 17.933°E / 62.633; 17.933