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Vännäs Municipality

Coordinates: 63°55′N 19°45′E / 63.917°N 19.750°E / 63.917; 19.750
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Vännäs Municipality
Vännäs kommun
Coat of arms of Vännäs Municipality
CountrySweden
CountyVästerbotten County
SeatVännäs
Area
 • Total553.7 km2 (213.8 sq mi)
 • Land529.49 km2 (204.44 sq mi)
 • Water24.21 km2 (9.35 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 (31 December 2023)[2]
 • Total9,059
 • Density16/km2 (42/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceVästerbotten
Municipal code2460
Websitewww.vannas.se
Vännäs train station.

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

History

In 1928 the locality Vännäs was detached from the rural municipality with the same name, forming the market town (köping) of Vännäs. The two entities were reunited in 1971. In 1974 Bjurholm Municipality was added. A split took place in 1980 when Bjurholm Municipality was re-established.

Geography

The municipality is located just west of Umeå Municipality, where Umeå is the seat, with about 110,000 inhabitants, and it is part of the Umeå region. This is evident considering that the municipality has 1,500 people commuting to Umeå Municipality and about 400 commuters from Umeå Municipality. Its neighbouring municipalities Vindeln Municipality, Bjurholm Municipality and Nordmaling Municipality only receive a total of about 100 commuters from Vännäs Municipality and Vännäs Municipality receives a total of 200 commuters from them.[3]

Localities

There are two localities (or urban areas) in Vännäs Municipality:[4]

# Locality Population
1 Vännäs 4,100
2 Vännäsby 1,522

The municipal seat in bold

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 och befolkningsförändringar - Kvartal 4, 2023" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 22, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  3. ^ Fact sheet at official site, 2005
  4. ^ Statistics Sweden as of December 31, 2005

63°55′N 19°45′E / 63.917°N 19.750°E / 63.917; 19.750