Gällivare Municipality (; or ; ; ) is a

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in northern

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. Its

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is Gällivare. It is the third largest municipality in Sweden. Gällivare Lapland Airport is the only airport in the region able to accommodate commercial

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; as such, it is a popular destination for hikers wishing to visit the Sarek and Padjelanta national parks.

Localities and settlements

There are six localities (or urban areas) in Gällivare Municipality:Statistics Sweden as of December 31, 2005
/ref> The municipal seat in bold

Other settlements

* Flakaberg * Kääntöjärvi * Sangervaara

Demographics

This is a demographic table based on Gällivare Municipality's electoral districts in the sourced from SVT's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official statistics. Electoral districts for the

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reported a population of 17,434 residents, including 13,652 Swedish citizens of voting age. 53.0% voted for the left coalition and 45.8% for the right coalition. Median income is high compared to other municipalities in the region, primarily due to a large

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industry in the area. Indicators are in percentage form with the exception of population totals and income.

Elections

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Sister cities

Gällivare Municipality has four

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: *

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Kittilä,

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Kirovsk,

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Barga,

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References

External links

Gällivare Municipality
- Official site
Town twinning ceremony with Barga, Italy
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