Iggesund Explained

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.

Geography

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.

History

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.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010 . 14 December 2011 . . Swedish . https://web.archive.org/web/20120127055525/http://www.scb.se/Statistik/MI/MI0810/2010A01/Tatorternami0810tab1_4.xls . 27 January 2012 . live . 10 January 2012 .