Storuman Municipality

Storuman Municipality
Storumans kommun
Municipality

Coat of arms
Country Sweden
County Västerbotten County
Seat Storuman
Area[1]
 • Total 8,234.1 km2 (3,179.2 sq mi)
 • Land 7,303.53 km2 (2,819.91 sq mi)
 • Water 930.57 km2 (359.30 sq mi)
  Area as of January 1, 2014.
Population (June 30, 2016)[2]
 • Total 5,950
 • Density 0.72/km2 (1.9/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
ISO 3166 code SE
Province Lapland
Municipal code 2421
Website www.storuman.se

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

The parish Stensele was created as late as 1822. It was, together with the parish Tärna, made into a municipality in 1863. In 1903 Tärna was detached to form a municipality of its own. The local government reform of 1971 saw the reunification of Stensele and Tärnaby municipalities, thus forming Storuman Municipality with the name taken from its largest village.

The municipality has Sweden's ninth largest area (8,286 km2), but is sparsely populated with a population density of less than 1 inhabitant per km2.

Tärnaby, a small village in the municipality, has fostered the internationally famous alpine skiers Ingemar Stenmark, Stig Strand and Anja Pärson.

Localities

There are four localities (or urban areas) in Storuman Municipality:[3]

# Locality Population
1 Storuman 2,255
2 Stensele 578
3 Tärnaby 533
4 Hemavan/Bierke 216

The municipal seat in bold

Transportation

Storuman Municipality has two major roads, E12 and E45, crossing in Storuman. An international tourist route Blue Highway (Norway - Sweden - Finland - Russia) goes through Storuman.

There are two railways, Inlandsbanan and the Storuman-Hällnäs Line in Storuman. The former is used for tourist trains in the summer, and both for freight trains.

The nearest airport for the eastern part of Storuman Municipality is Vilhelmina Airport. For the western part, Hemavan Airport is situated near the village centre of Hemavan.

Sister cities

The following cities are twinned with Storuman:[4]

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 30 juni 2016" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. August 17, 2016. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
  3. ↑ Statistics Sweden as of December 31, 2005
  4. ↑ "Ystävyyskunnat" (in Norwegian). City of Viitasaari. Retrieved 2012-06-01.
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The lake at Storuman seen from the hills above the town.

Coordinates: 65°06′N 17°06′E / 65.100°N 17.100°E / 65.100; 17.100

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