Editing Dorotea Municipality

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| name                    = Dorotea Municipality
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[[Image:Inlandsbanan Dorotea railway station.jpg|thumb|[[Dorotea]] [[railway station]].]]

'''Dorotea Municipality''' ({{Langx|sv|Dorotea kommun}}; {{langx|sma|Kraapohken tjïelte}}) is a [[municipalities of Sweden|municipality]] in [[Västerbotten County]] in northern [[Sweden]]. Its [[administrative centre|seat]] is located in [[Dorotea]].

When the first local government 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. In 2023 it became the least populated municipality of Sweden.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scb.se/pressmeddelande/dorotea-minst-igen--och-malmo-passerar-360-000-invanare/|title=Dorotea minst igen och Malmö passerar 360,000 invånare|publisher=[[Statistiska Centralbyrån|SCB]]|language=sv|date=8 September 2023|access-date=30 December 2023}}</ref>

==Locality==
There is only one [[urban areas in Sweden|locality]] (or urban area) in Dorotea Municipality:<ref>[http://www.scb.se/statistik/MI/MI0810/2005A01A/Tatorternami0810tab1en.xls Statistics Sweden as of December 31, 2005]</ref>

{|class="wikitable"
! # !! Locality !! Population
|-
| 1 || '''[[Dorotea]]''' || align="right" | 1,571
|}

==Demographics==
This is a demographic table based on Dorotea Municipality's electoral districts in the [[2022 Swedish general election]] sourced from [[Swedish Television|SVT]]'s election platform, in turn taken from [[Statistiska Centralbyrån|SCB]] official statistics.<ref name=DoroteaVal2022>{{cite web|url=https://valresultat.svt.se/2022/riksdagsval-2425-dorotea.html|title=Valresultat 2022 för Dorotea i riksdagsvalet|publisher=[[Swedish Television|SVT]]|language=sv|date=11 September 2022|accessdate=30 December 2023}}</ref>

In total there were 2,457 inhabitants, with 1,937 Swedish citizens of voting age.<ref name=DoroteaVal2022/> 60.0% voted for the left coalition and 38.8% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.

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! {{tooltip|2=Number of residents in district, regardless of age or citizenship status|Residents}}
! {{tooltip|2=Swedish citizens above the age of 18, automatically eligible to vote|Citizen {{br}} adults}}
! {{tooltip|2=Social Democrats, Left Party, Centre Party, Green Party, %|Left vote}}
! {{tooltip|2=Sweden Democrats, Moderates, Christian Democrats, Liberals, %|Right vote}}
! {{tooltip|2=Defined by Statistiska Centralbyrån (SCB) as the share of people between the ages of 20 and 64 who are working taxpayers, %|Employed}}
! {{tooltip|2=Defined by Statistiska Centralbyrån (SCB) as residents born in Sweden with at least one Swedish-born parent, %|Swedish {{br}} parents}}
! {{tooltip|2=Defined by Statistiska Centralbyrån (SCB) as residents born abroad or in Sweden with two foreign-born parents, %|Foreign {{br}} heritage}}
! {{tooltip|2=Defined by Statistiska Centralbyrån (SCB) as the median income received monthly income through either employment, capital gains or social grants for the median adult above 20, also including pensioners in Swedish kronor|Income {{br}} [[Swedish kronor|SEK]]}}
! {{tooltip|2=Defined by Statistiska Centralbyrån (SCB) as any degree accumulated after high school, %|Degree}}
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! style="background:{{party color|Swedish Social Democratic Party}};color:#FFFFFF;" |
! style="background:{{party color|Moderate Party}};color:#FFFFFF;" |
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|-
| align="left" |Dorotea
| 2,031
| 1,578
| 61.4
| 37.7
| 84
| 91
| 9
| 22,768
| 24
|-
| align="left" |Risbäck
| 426
| 359
| 52.8
| 44.6
| 80
| 93
| 7
| 20,077
| 22
|-
| colspan="10" align="left" |Source: [[Sveriges Television|SVT]]<ref name=DoroteaVal2022/>
|}

==Economy==
Amongst the industries in the municipality is one of the biggest [[travel trailer|caravan]] manufacturers in [[Scandinavia]], ''Polarvagnen'', now known as ''SoliferPolar'' as it has merged with Solifer. Other known industries and companies are ''Dorocell'', ''Svenska Tält'' and ''S-Karosser''.

In more recent years, several [[information technology|IT]]-companies have also moved to the municipality. In early 2000 the company ''Spray'' was located here but then moved to [[Sollefteå]]. The large house which held the support department and other personnel was later taken over by ''Datakompisen''.

==Twinnings==
*{{flagicon|Estonia}} [[Haljala Parish]], Estonia <small>''(since 1994)''</small><ref name=haljala>{{cite web|title=Sõprusvallad|url=http://vana.haljala.ee/index.php?id=230|publisher=Haljala vald|accessdate=4 May 2012|language=Estonian|archive-date=3 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221003113405/http://vana.haljala.ee/index.php?id=230|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{Commons category-inline}}
*[http://www.dorotea.se Dorotea Municipality] - Official site {{in lang|sv}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110719090015/http://www.sodralappland.se/dorotea/default.asp?path=19956&pageid=28995 Tourist office]

{{Geographic location
 | Centre = Dorotea
 | N  = [[Vilhelmina Municipality|Vilhelmina]]
 | E  = [[Åsele Municipality|Åsele]]
 | SE = [[Sollefteå Municipality|Sollefteå]] ([[Västernorrland County|Västernorrland]])
 | S  = [[Strömsund Municipality|Strömsund]] ([[Jämtland County|Jämtland]])
 | W  = [[Strömsund Municipality|Strömsund]] ([[Jämtland County|Jämtland]])
}}
{{Västerbotten County}}

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