Dorotea Municipality (; sma, Kraapohken tjïelte) is a municipality in Västerbotten County in northern

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. Its

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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 Åsele Municipality () is a municipality in Västerbotten County in northern Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Åsele. It is located in the southernmost fringe of Lapland. History The first Swedish settlement in Åsele Municipality (it ...

. Already in 1980 it was split off, forming a new Dorotea Municipality. It is the third least populated municipality of Sweden.

Locality

There is only one locality (or urban area) in Dorotea Municipality:Statistics Sweden as of December 31, 2005
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Economy

Amongst the industries in the municipality is one of the biggest

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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 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

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, Estonia ''(since 1994)''

References

External links

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Dorotea Municipality
- Official site
Tourist office
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