Vindeln Municipality

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This page deals with both Vindeln Municipality and the urban area (tätort) Vindeln

**Vindeln Municipality (*Kommun*)**
Vindeln Municipality with Vindeln in Sweden Map outlining the municipalities of Sweden	Coat of arms Image:Vindeln City Arms.png
	Municipal facts
	Seat	Vindeln
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	County	Västerbotten County
	Province	Västerbotten
	Area Rank	2,651 km² 33rd of 290
	Population Rank (2005)	5,773 270th of 290
	Population density	2.1/km²

Vindeln Municipality is a Swedish municipality where Vindeln is seat with a population of approximately 2,500 inhabitants. It is situated in the Västerbotten County, in northern Sweden.

Other towns include Hällnäs, Tvärålund, Åmsele and Granö.

Geographically it is situated by the Vindel River, which is the main tributary of the Ume River. Its coat of arms depicts a salmon, of which there is plenty in the river.

For communications, the main line railway Norra Stambanan passes through the town.