Vännäs Municipality

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Vännäs Municipality on Sweden's municipal map

Vännäs is a Municipality in Västerbotten County, in northern Sweden. Its seat is in Vännäs, with 4,100 inhabitants, situated at 63°55′N, 19°45′E. The second largest town is Vännäsby, with 1,500 inhabitants.

The municipality covers an area of 533.7 km². Of the total population of 8532, 4273 are male, and 4259 are female. The population density of the community is 16 inhabitants per km².

The municipality is located just west of Umeå Municipality, where the city Umeå is seat, with about 100,000 inhabitants, and it is part of the Umeå region. This is evident considering that the municipality has 1,500 people commuting to Umeå Municipality, and about 400 commuters from Umeå Municipality. Its neighbouring municipalities Vindeln Municipality, Bjurholm Municipality and Nordmaling Municipality only receive a total of about 100 commuters from Vännäs and Vännäs receives a total of 200 commuters from them. (Source:Fact sheet at municipal official site, 2005)