Umeå Municipality is a municipality

Municipalities of Sweden

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 in Västerbotten County

Västerbotten County

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 in northern Sweden

Sweden

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. Its seat

Administrative centre

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 is located in Umeå

Umeå

- Transport :The road infrastructure in Umeå is well-developed, with two European highways passing through the city. About 4 km from the city centre is the Umeå City Airport...

, which is also the county seat of Västerbotten County.

Administration

The municipality is an administrative entity defined by geographical borders, consisting of Umeå and a large area around it. The present municipality consists of many former local government units joined together in a series of municipal reforms carried out between 1952 and 1974.

A 65-member municipal assembly

Municipal assembly (Sweden)

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 (kommunfullmäktige) is elected by proportional representation for a four-year term. The assembly appoints the 9-member executive committee (kommunstyrelse

Kommunstyrelse

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n) and the 7 governing commissioners

Municipal Commissioner

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. The executive committee and the commissioners are headed by the chairman (kommunstyrelsens ordförande), since 1996 Social Democrat Lennart Holmlund (b. 1946). Since the 2010 municipal election the municipality is headed by a Social Democratic-Left Party coalition a single seat short of absolute majority. Of the eight parties represented in the Riksdag since 2010, all but the Sweden Democrats

Sweden Democrats

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 are found in the assembly, as well as the breakaway Socialist Justice Party headed by former Social Democrat Jan Hägglund (holding its only seat), renamed the Workers' Party

Workers' Party (Sweden)

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 in 2011.

Localities

There are 20 localities

Urban areas in Sweden

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 (or urban areas) in Umeå Municipality:

#	Locality	Population
1	Umeå Umeå - Transport :The road infrastructure in Umeå is well-developed, with two European highways passing through the city. About 4 km from the city centre is the Umeå City Airport...	75,645
2	Holmsund Holmsund Holmsund is a locality situated in Umeå Municipality, Västerbotten County, Sweden with 5,482 inhabitants in 2005. It is located 18 km south of the city of Umeå and serves as a port for Umeå. Holmsund lies at the mouth of the Ume River. To the west, across the river estuary, is a town called Obbola....	5,482
3	Sävar Sävar Sävar is a locality situated in Umeå Municipality, Västerbotten County, Sweden with 2,672 inhabitants in 2005.It is located by E4 about 15 km north of Umeå, Sweden. Sävar is mostly known for being the last battlefield of the Finnish War....	2,672
4	Hörnefors Hörnefors Hörnefors is a locality situated in Umeå Municipality, Västerbotten County, Sweden with 2,573 inhabitants in 2005....	2,573
5	Röbäck Röbäck Röbäck is a locality situated in Umeå Municipality, Västerbotten County, Sweden with 2,300 inhabitants in 2005.-External links:* at Umeå Municipality...	2,300
6	Obbola Obbola Obbola is a locality situated in Umeå Municipality, Västerbotten County, Sweden with 2,175 inhabitants in 2005. It is located close to the town of Holmsund. Obbola lies to the west of the mouth of Ume River at the Gulf of Bothnia in the Baltic Sea. SCA is the biggest employer in the locality. In...	2,175
7	Ersmark Ersmark, Umeå Ersmark is a locality situated in Umeå Municipality, Västerbotten County, Sweden with 1,486 inhabitants in 2005.-External links:* at Umeå Municipality...	1,486
8	Täfteå Täfteå Täfteå is a locality situated in Umeå Municipality, Västerbotten County, Sweden with 1,029 inhabitants in 2005....	1,029
9	Tomtebo Tomtebo -External links:* at Umeå Municipality...	633
10	Innertavle Innertavle Innertavle is a locality situated in Umeå Municipality, Västerbotten County, Sweden with 549 inhabitants in 2005....	549
11	Stöcke Stöcke Stöcke is a locality situated in Umeå Municipality, Västerbotten County, Sweden with 477 inhabitants in 2005....	477
12	Hissjön Hissjön Hissjön is a locality situated in Umeå Municipality, Västerbotten County, Sweden with 447 inhabitants in 2005....	447
13	Sörfors Sörfors Sörfors is a locality situated in Umeå Municipality, Västerbotten County, Sweden with 397 inhabitants in 2005....	397
14	Bullmark Bullmark, Sweden Bullmark is a locality situated in Umeå Municipality, Västerbotten County, Sweden with 343 inhabitants in 2005.- External links :*...	343
15	Flurkmark Flurkmark Flurkmark is a locality situated in Umeå Municipality, Västerbotten County, Sweden with 302 inhabitants in 2005....	302
16	Tavelsjö Tavelsjö Tavelsjö is a locality situated in Umeå Municipality, Västerbotten County, Sweden with 247 inhabitants in 2005. It is located between Umeå and Vindeln, at the north end of the lake Tavelsjön. Tavelsjö church was consecrated in 1965.-External links:*...	247
17	Sörmjöle Sörmjöle Sörmjöle is a locality situated in Umeå Municipality, Västerbotten County, Sweden with 231 inhabitants in 2005....	231
18	Västibyn Västibyn Västibyn is a locality situated in Umeå Municipality, Västerbotten County, Sweden with 219 inhabitants in 2005....	219
19	Botsmark Botsmark Botsmark is a locality situated in Umeå Municipality, Västerbotten County, Sweden with 209 inhabitants in 2005....	209
20	Stöcksjö Stöcksjö Stöcksjö is a locality situated in Umeå Municipality, Västerbotten County, Sweden with 205 inhabitants in 2005....	205

The municipal seat in bold

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Twin towns — Sister cities

Umeå Municipality is twinned with: Saskatoon

Saskatoon

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, Canada

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 Qufu

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, People's Republic of China

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 Helsingør Municipality

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, Denmark

Denmark

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 Vaasa

Vaasa

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, Finland

Finland

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 Würzburg

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, Germany

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 Guanajuato

Guanajuato, Guanajuato

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, Mexico

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 Harstad

Harstad

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, Norway

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 Petrozavodsk

Petrozavodsk

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, Russia

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 Osmangazi (Bursa), Turkey

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 Nilufer (Bursa), Turkey

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In the Park of the Sister Cities (Vänortsparken) is the artwork Tellus: it is a map of the world, with each sister city's location. Each sister city also has a designated area in the park showing something that is typical for it.

External links

• Umeå Municipality - Official site