Umeå Municipality
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| Umeå kommun | |
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 Coat of arms |
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| County | Västerbotten County |
| Province | Västerbotten and Ångermanland |
| Seat | Umeå |
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| Population • Total |
11th of 290 112,728 inhabitants[1] |
| Area • Total area • Land area • Water area |
39th of 290 2,414.91 km² (932.40 sq mi)[2] 2,331.39 km² (900.15 sq mi)[2] 83.52 km² (32.25 sq mi)[2] |
| Density • Total |
95th of 290 48.35 inh/km² (125.23 inh/sq mi) |
| Municipal code | 2480[3] |
| Website | www.umea.se/umeakommun |
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Umeå Municipality (Swedish: Umeå kommun) is a municipality in Västerbotten County in northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Umeå, which is also the county seat of Västerbotten County.
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[edit] Administration
The municipality is an administrative entity defined by geographical borders, consisting of Umeå and a large area around it. The present municipality consists of many former local government units joined together in a series of municipal reforms carried out between 1952 and 1974.
A 65-member municipal assembly (kommunfullmäktige) is elected by proportional representation for a four-year term. The assembly appoints the 9-member executive committee (kommunstyrelsen) and the 7 governing commissioners. The executive committee and the commissioners are headed by the chairman (kommunstyrelsens ordförande).
[edit] Localities
There are 20 localities (or urban areas) in Umeå Municipality:[4]
| # | Locality | Population |
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| 1 | Umeå | 75,645 |
| 2 | Holmsund | 5,482 |
| 3 | Sävar | 2,672 |
| 4 | Hörnefors | 2,573 |
| 5 | Röbäck | 2,300 |
| 6 | Obbola | 2,175 |
| 7 | Ersmark | 1,486 |
| 8 | Täfteå | 1,029 |
| 9 | Tomtebo | 633 |
| 10 | Innertavle | 549 |
| 11 | Stöcke | 477 |
| 12 | Hissjön | 447 |
| 13 | Sörfors | 397 |
| 14 | Bullmark | 343 |
| 15 | Flurkmark | 302 |
| 16 | Tavelsjö | 247 |
| 17 | Sörmjöle | 231 |
| 18 | Västibyn | 219 |
| 19 | Botsmark | 209 |
| 20 | Stöcksjö | 205 |
The municipal seat in bold
[edit] Other villages
[edit] Sister cities
Vaasa, Finland
Harstad, Norway
Helsingør, Denmark
Würzburg, Germany
Petrozavodsk, Russia
Saskatoon, Canada
In the park Vänortsparken is the artwork Tellus - a map of the world, with each sister city's location. Each sister city also has a designated area in the park with something typical for it.
[edit] References
- ^ Statistics Sweden as of December 31, 2008
- ^ a b c Statistics Sweden as of January 1, 2009
- ^ Statistics Sweden as of January 1, 2009
- ^ Statistics Sweden as of December 31, 2005
[edit] External links
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- Umeå Municipality - Official site
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