Vindeln Municipality

Vindeln Municipality Vindelns kommun
Municipality
Coat of arms
Country	Sweden
County	Västerbotten County
Seat	Vindeln
Area[1]
• Total	2,867.06 km2 (1,106.98 sq mi)
• Land	2,650.66 km2 (1,023.43 sq mi)
• Water	216.4 km2 (83.6 sq mi)
	Area as of January 1, 2010.
Population (June 30, 2012)[2]
• Total	5,559
• Density	1.9/km2 (5.0/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
ISO 3166 code	SE
Province	Västerbotten
Municipal code	2404
Website	www.vindeln.se

Hällnäs Sanatorium.

Vindeln Municipality (Swedish: Vindelns kommun) is a municipality in Västerbotten County in northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Vindeln.

History

In 1971 a local government reform was implemented in Sweden. This municipality was, however, not amalgamated with any other. But in preparation for the reform the name was changed in 1969 from Degerfors Municipality to Vindeln Municipality. The reason was that there is another Degerfors Municipality (in Örebro County), and every municipality in Sweden should have a unique name.

Geography

The Vindel River, which is the main tributary of the Ume River, runs through the municipality and has given it its name. The municipality's coat of arms depicts a salmon, of which there are plenty in the river.

Localities

There are five localities (or urban areas) in Vindeln Municipality:^[3]

The municipal seat in bold

References

1. ↑ "Statistiska centralbyrån den 1 januari 2010" (Microsoft Excel) (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. Retrieved 2010-08-21. 
2. ↑ "SCB, Befolkningsstatistik 30 juni 2012" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. Retrieved 2010-08-19. 
3. ↑ Statistics Sweden as of December 31, 2005

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Vindeln Municipality.

• Vindeln Municipality - Official site

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Coordinates: 64°12′N 19°43′E / 64.200°N 19.717°E / 64.200; 19.717