Skellefteå Municipality

Not to be confused with Sollefteå Municipality.
Skellefteå Municipality
Skellefteå kommun
Municipality

Coat of arms
Country Sweden
County Västerbotten County
Seat Skellefteå
Area[1]
  Total 9,955.58 km2 (3,843.87 sq mi)
  Land 6,802.85 km2 (2,626.60 sq mi)
  Water 3,152.73 km2 (1,217.28 sq mi)
  Area as of January 1, 2014.
Population (December 31, 2014)[2]
  Total 72,024
  Density 7.2/km2 (19/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
ISO 3166 code SE
Province Västerbotten
Municipal code 2482
Website www.skelleftea.se

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

History

Most of the amalgamations leading to the present municipality took place in 1967 when the then "City of Skellefteå" was merged with the rural municipality by the same name and also with the municipalities Jörn, Bureå and Byske. The enlarged city became a municipality of unitary type with the new local government act in 1971, and in 1974 the municipalities Burträsk and Lövånger were added.

Geography

The municipality borders in the south to Robertsfors Municipality, and clockwise to Umeå, Vindeln, Norsjö, Arvidsjaur and Piteå municipalities.

Skellefteå is situated around Skellefte River, a river that runs through the city. There is also a very central mountain, Vitberget, which is popular for skiing in the wintertime, and hiking in the summer.

Localities

There are 20 localities (or urban areas) in Skellefteå Municipality:[3]

# Locality Population
1 Skellefteå 32,425
2 Ursviken 4,054
3 Skelleftehamn 3,120
4 Bureå 2,345
5 Kåge 2,205
6 Bergsbyn 1,818
7 Byske 1,731
8 Burträsk 1,632
9 Boliden 1,515
10 Jörn 877
11 Ersmark 865
12 Lövånger 779
13 Medle 558
14 Kusmark 437
15 Örviken 411
16 Södra Bergsbyn och Stackgrönnan 406
17 Ostvik 392
18 Bygdsiljum 370
19 Drängsmark 353
20 Myckle 343

The municipal seat in bold

Industry

The largest employer in Skellefteå Municipality is the mining company Boliden AB, with about 1,200 employees.

Sister cities

Skellefteå Municipality has six sister cities:[4]

Notable natives

See also

References

  1. "Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014" (MICROSOFT EXCEL) (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
  2. "Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 31 december 2014" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. Retrieved March 2015.
  3. Statistics Sweden as of December 31, 2005
  4. Official site (Swedish)

External links

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Coordinates: 64°45′N 20°59′E / 64.750°N 20.983°E