Gällivare Municipality

Gällivare Municipality (Swedish: Gällivare kommun, Finnish: Jällivaaran kunta, Norwegian: Gällivare kommune, Northern Sami: Jiellevárri gielda or Váhčira gielda) is a municipality in Norrbotten County in northern Sweden. Its seat is Gällivare. The municipality is the third biggest in Sweden.

Gällivare Municipality
Gällivare kommun
Municipality
Gällivare Railway Station
Gällivare Railway Station
Coat of arms of Gällivare Municipality
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 67°07′N 20°45′E
CountrySweden
CountyNorrbotten County
SeatGällivare
Area
[1]
 • Total16,818.22 km2 (6,493.55 sq mi)
 • Land15,705.15 km2 (6,063.79 sq mi)
 • Water1,113.07 km2 (429.76 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 (31 December 2021)[2]
 • Total17,449
 • Density1.0/km2 (2.7/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceLapland
Municipal code2523
Websitewww.gellivare.se

Gällivare Municipality also hosts an airport, Gällivare Airport. It is the nearest airport to the national parks Sarek and Padjelanta, making it popular for hikers.

Gällivare is also the central place for The Firstborn Laestadianism.

Gällivare Municipality is a multilingual municipality, as a sizeable share of the population is made up of Meänkieli, Finnish and Sami speakers.

Nearly 40 cases of the rare genetic disorder CIPA have been reported in Gällivare.

Localities and settlements
The Sami Church in Gällivare.

There are six localities (or urban areas) in Gällivare Municipality:[3]

#LocalityPopulation
1Gällivare8,480
2Malmberget6,017
3Koskullskulle899
4Hakkas383
5Ullatti230
6Tjautjas/Čavččas216

The municipal seat in bold

Other settlements

Elections

Riksdag

These are the results of the elections to the Riksdag since the 1972 municipal reform. Norrbotten Party also contested the 1994 election but due to the party's small size at a nationwide level SCB did not publish the party's results at a municipal level. The same applies to the Sweden Democrats between 1988 and 1998. "Turnout" denotes the percentage of eligible voters casting any ballots, whereas "Votes" denotes the number of actual valid ballots cast.

Year Turnout Votes V S MP C L KD M SD ND NP/SP
1973[4] 86.6 14,719 20.7 48.8 0.0 13.5 3.6 0.7 10.6 0.0 0.0 0.0
1976[5] 87.0 15,619 17.8 51.5 0.0 14.0 4.8 0.8 9.5 0.0 0.0 0.0
1979[6] 87.0 15,699 15.7 53.9 0.0 9.1 4.7 0.9 11.3 0.0 0.0 0.0
1982[7] 87.7 16,008 16.5 58.0 0.8 7.2 1.9 1.2 12.4 0.0 0.0 0.0
1985[8] 85.4 15,443 18.1 56.6 0.6 5.7 6.0 0.0 11.9 0.0 0.0 0.0
1988[9] 79.6 14,065 16.8 57.0 3.6 4.9 5.2 1.4 9.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
1991[10] 79.2 13,510 15.6 55.5 2.2 4.0 5.0 3.2 11.0 0.0 2.4 0.0
1994[11] 83.4 14,213 17.4 60.3 3.3 2.5 3.0 1.6 9.9 0.0 0.4 0.0
1998[12] 77.1 12,507 33.5 43.2 3.2 1.7 1.9 4.6 10.6 0.0 0.0 0.0
2002[13] 75.5 11,484 16.6 41.9 4.8 1.8 3.9 3.4 7.0 0.8 0.0 18.3
2006[14] 76.9 11,420 17.8 52.8 2.9 2.6 2.4 2.8 11.9 2.4 0.0 2.2
2010[15] 80.6 12,000 13.6 55.9 3.8 1.7 2.3 2.4 14.2 5.0 0.0 0.0
2014[16] 82.2 12,108 11.6 50.5 4.2 1.8 1.4 2.3 10.8 15.2 0.0 0.0

Blocs

This lists the relative strength of the socialist and centre-right blocs since 1973, but parties not elected to the Riksdag are inserted as "other", including the Sweden Democrats results from 1988 to 2006, but also the Christian Democrats pre-1991 and the Greens in 1982, 1985 and 1991. The sources are identical to the table above. The coalition or government mandate marked in bold formed the government after the election. New Democracy got elected in 1991 but are still listed as "other" due to the short lifespan of the party. Main source of “other” in 2002 was the short-lived Norrbotten Party, mainly based around the Kiruna Party running in Norrbotten County only.

Year Turnout Votes Left Right SD Other Elected
1973 86.6 14,719 69.5 27.7 0.0 2.8 97.2
1976 87.0 15,619 69.3 28.3 0.0 2.4 97.6
1979 87.0 15,699 69.6 25.3 0.0 5.1 94.9
1982 87.7 16,008 74.5 21.5 0.0 4.0 96.0
1985 85.4 15,443 74.7 23.6 0.0 1.7 98.3
1988 79.6 14,065 77.4 19.2 0.0 3.4 96.6
1991 79.2 13,510 71.1 23.2 0.0 5.7 96.7
1994 83.4 14,213 81.0 17.0 0.0 2.0 98.0
1998 77.1 12,507 79.9 18.8 0.0 1.3 98.7
2002 75.5 11,484 63.3 16.1 0.0 21.6 79.4
2006 76.9 11,420 73.5 19.7 0.0 6.8 93.2
2010 80.6 12,000 73.3 20.6 5.0 1.1 98.9
2014 82.2 12,108 66.3 16.3 15.2 2.2 97.8

Sister cities

Gällivare Municipality has four sister cities:

Annual festivals

References
  1. "Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 2014-01-01. Archived from the original (Microsoft Excel) on 2016-09-27. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
  2. "Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 31 december 2021" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 22, 2022. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  3. Statistics Sweden as of December 31, 2005
  4. "Riksdagsvalet 1973 (page 168)" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  5. "Riksdagsvalet 1976 (page 163)" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  6. "Riksdagsvalet 1979 (page 187)" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  7. "Riksdagsvalet 1982 (page 189)" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  8. "Riksdagsvalet 1985 (page 189)" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  9. "Riksdagsvalet 1988 (page 169)" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  10. "Riksdagsvalet 1991 (page 31)" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  11. "Riksdagsvalet 1994 (page 46)" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  12. "Riksdagsvalet 1998 (page 43)" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  13. "Valresultat Riksdag Gällivare kommun 2002" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  14. "Valresultat Riksdag Gällivare kommun 2006" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  15. "Valresultat Riksdag Gällivare kommun 2010" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  16. "Valresultat Riksdag Gällivare kommun 2014" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
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