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Malå Municipality

Coordinates:65°11′N18°45′E/ 65.183°N 18.750°E/65.183; 18.750
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Malå Municipality
Malå kommun
Coat of arms of Malå Municipality
Coordinates:65°11′N18°45′E/ 65.183°N 18.750°E/65.183; 18.750
CountrySweden
CountyVästerbotten County
SeatMalå
Area
• Total1,727.48 km2(666.98 sq mi)
• Land1,598.95 km2(617.36 sq mi)
• Water128.53 km2(49.63 sq mi)
Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
(31 December 2023)[2]
• Total2,990
• Density1.7/km2(4.5/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1(CET)
• Summer (DST)UTC+2(CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceLapland
Municipal code2418
Websitemala.se

Malå Municipality(Swedish:Malå kommun;Ume Sami:Málágen kommuvdna) is amunicipalityinVästerbotten Countyin northernSweden.Itsseatis located inMalå.

History

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Between 1974 and 1982 Malå Municipality was included inNorsjö Municipality.In 1983 it was re-established within its former boundaries.

Geography

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The municipality is situated within theprovinceofLapland,and as such is characterized by a sparse population and wide areas of untouched nature and wildlife.

Malå Municipality is also one of the southernmost outposts of the nativeSami peoplesettlements.

The nearest towns areArvidsjaurandLycksele,at a distance of about 80 kilometers, taking about an hour to drive. Both towns haveairportswith routes to larger cities such asStockholm.

The nearestcitiesareSkellefteå,LuleåandUmeåon the east coast, each about 200 kilometers away.[citation needed]

Locality

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There is only onelocality(or urban area) in Malå Municipality:[3]

# Locality Population
1 Malå 2,089

Demographics

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This is a demographic table based on Malå Municipality's electoral districts in the2022 Swedish general electionsourced fromSVT's election platform, in turn taken fromSCBofficial statistics.[4]

In total there were 3,034 residents, including 2,259 Swedish citizens of voting age.[4]54.9 % voted for the left coalition and 44.4 % for the right coalition. The left coalition won both electoral districts by larger margins than the overall mean, due to the postal vote seeing a majority for the right coalition. This slightly narrowed the overall margin. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.

References

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  1. ^"Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014"(in Swedish).Statistics Sweden.2014-01-01. Archived fromthe original(Microsoft Excel)on 2016-09-27.Retrieved2014-04-18.
  2. ^"Folkmängd och befolkningsförändringar - Kvartal 4, 2023"(in Swedish).Statistics Sweden.February 22, 2024.RetrievedFebruary 22,2024.
  3. ^Statistics Sweden as of December 31, 2005
  4. ^abc"Valresultat 2022 för Malå i riksdagsvalet"(in Swedish).SVT.11 September 2022.Retrieved18 January2024.
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