Malå Municipality
Malå Municipality
Malå kommun | |
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 Coat of arms | |
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| Coordinates:65°11′N18°45′E/ 65.183°N 18.750°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| County | Västerbotten County |
| Seat | Malå |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,727.48 km2(666.98 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,598.95 km2(617.36 sq mi) |
| • Water | 128.53 km2(49.63 sq mi) |
| Area as of 1 January 2014. | |
| Population (31 December 2023)[2] | |
| • Total | 2,990 |
| • Density | 1.7/km2(4.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1(CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2(CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | SE |
| Province | Lapland |
| Municipal code | 2418 |
| Website | mala.se |
Malå Municipality(Swedish:Malå kommun;Ume Sami:Málágen kommuvdna) is amunicipalityinVästerbotten Countyin northernSweden.Itsseatis located inMalå.
History
[edit]Between 1974 and 1982 Malå Municipality was included inNorsjö Municipality.In 1983 it was re-established within its former boundaries.
Geography
[edit]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
[edit]There is only onelocality(or urban area) in Malå Municipality:[3]
| # | Locality | Population |
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| 1 | Malå | 2,089 |
Demographics
[edit]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.
| Location | Residents | Citizen adults |
Left vote | Right vote | Employed | Swedish parents |
Foreign heritage |
Income SEK |
Degree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | ||||||||
| Malå 1 | 1,502 | 1,113 | 55.3 | 44.2 | 87 | 90 | 10 | 25,400 | 27 |
| Malå 2 | 1,532 | 1,146 | 58.7 | 40.4 | 84 | 84 | 16 | 23,083 | 24 |
| Source:SVT[4] | |||||||||
References
[edit]- ^"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.
- ^"Folkmängd och befolkningsförändringar - Kvartal 4, 2023"(in Swedish).Statistics Sweden.February 22, 2024.RetrievedFebruary 22,2024.
- ^Statistics Sweden as of December 31, 2005
- ^abc"Valresultat 2022 för Malå i riksdagsvalet"(in Swedish).SVT.11 September 2022.Retrieved18 January2024.
External links
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Media related toMalå Municipalityat Wikimedia Commons- Malå Municipality- Official site
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