Official Name: | Iggesund |
Pushpin Map: | Sweden Gävleborg#Sweden |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Sweden |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name3: | Hudiksvall Municipality |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Gävleborg County |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Hälsingland |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 4.12 |
Population As Of: | 31 December 2010 |
Population Total: | 3,365 |
Population Density Km2: | 815 |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Coordinates: | 61.6333°N 21°W |
Iggesund is a locality situated in Hudiksvall Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 3,362 inhabitants in 2010.
Iggesund is located 10km (10miles) south of Hudiksvall, 45km (28miles) north of Söderhamn and 70km (40miles) southeast of Ljusdal, with the Bothnian Sea to the east. The nearest bigger cities are Sundsvall (pop. 49,339) 92km (57miles) to the north, and Gävle (pop. 68,700) 126km (78miles) to the south.
Iggesund was mentioned for the first time during the 15th century. At the time Iggesund consisted only of a few farms on both sides of the Iggåns.