Storuman Municipality

Storuman Municipality (Swedish: Storumans kommun; Southern Sami: Luspie tjïelte; Ume Sami: Lusspie kommuvnna) is a municipality in Westrobothnia County in northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Storuman.

Storuman Municipality
Storumans kommun
Municipality
The lake at Storuman seen from the hills above the town
The lake at Storuman seen from the hills above the town
Coat of arms of Storuman Municipality
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 65°06′N 17°06′E
CountrySweden
CountyWestrobothnia County
SeatStoruman
Area
[1]
 • Total8,234.1 km2 (3,179.2 sq mi)
 • Land7,303.53 km2 (2,819.91 sq mi)
 • Water930.57 km2 (359.30 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 (31 December 2021)[2]
 • Total5,808
 • Density0.71/km2 (1.8/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceLapland
Municipal code2421
Websitewww.storuman.se

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 town.

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

Geography

With an area of 8,286 square kilometres (3,199 sq mi), the municipality has Sweden's ninth largest area, but is sparsely populated with a population density of less than 1 inhabitant per km2.

Localities

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

#LocalityPopulation
1Storuman2,255
2Stensele578
3Tärnaby533
4Hemavan/Bierke216

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" (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. "Ystävyyskunnat" (in Norwegian). City of Viitasaari. Archived from the original on 2012-06-04. Retrieved 2012-06-01.
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