Malå Municipality (; ) is a

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Västerbotten County Västerbotten County (), sometimes called Westrobothnia, is a county or '' län'' in the north of Sweden. It shares the borders with the counties of Västernorrland, Jämtland, and Norrbotten, as well as the Norwegian county of Nordland and the ...

in northern

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. Its

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is located in

Malå Malå (, ) is a locality and the seat of Malå Municipality in Västerbotten County, province of Lapland, Sweden with 2,050 inhabitants in 2010. History The Swedish name Malå comes from the Sami ''Máláge''. The origin is unclear, but the ...

History

Between 1974 and 1982 Malå Municipality was included in

Norsjö Municipality Norsjö Municipality () is a municipalities of Sweden, municipality in Västerbotten County in northern Sweden. Its administrative centre, seat is located in Norsjö. In 1974 Norsjö and Malå Municipality, Malå municipalities were amalgamated, ...

. In 1983 it was re-established within its former boundaries.

Geography

The municipality is situated within the

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of Lapland, and as such is characterized by a sparse population and wide areas of untouched nature and wildlife. Malå Municipality is also one of the southernmost outposts of the native

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settlements. The nearest towns are Arvidsjaur and

Lycksele Lycksele (; ; Ume Sami language, Ume Sami: ) is a locality and the seat of Lycksele Municipality in Västerbotten County, province of Lapland (Sweden), Lapland, Sweden with 8,513 inhabitants in 2010. History Until the 1600s there were no settled ...

, at a distance of about 80 kilometers, taking about an hour to drive. Both towns have

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s with routes to larger cities such as

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. The nearest

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are

Skellefteå Skellefteå (, locally ) is a Cities in Sweden, city in Västerbotten County, Sweden, with a population of 36,388. It is the seat of Skellefteå Municipality, which had 77,322 inhabitants in 2024. The city is historically industrial, with mining ...

Luleå Luleå ( , , locally ; ; ) is a Cities in Sweden, city on the coast of northern Sweden, and the County Administrative Boards of Sweden, capital of Norrbotten County, the northernmost county in Sweden. Luleå has 48,728 inhabitants in its urban ...

and

Umeå Umeå ( , , , locally ; ; ; ; ) is a city in northeast Sweden. It is the seat of Umeå Municipality and the capital of Västerbotten County. Situated on the Ume River, Umeå is the largest Urban areas in Sweden, locality in Norrland and the t ...

on the east coast, each about 200 kilometers away.

Locality

There is only one

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(or urban area) in Malå Municipality:Statistics Sweden as of December 31, 2005
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Demographics

This is a demographic table based on Malå Municipality's electoral districts in the

2022 Swedish general election General elections were held in Sweden on 11 September 2022 to elect the 349 members of the Riksdag who in turn elected the Prime Minister of Sweden. Under the constitution, regional and municipal elections were also held on the same day. The pr ...

sourced from SVT's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official statistics. In total there were 3,034 residents, including 2,259 Swedish citizens of voting age. 54.9 % voted for the left coalition and 44.4 % for the right coalition. The left coalition won both electoral districts by larger margins than the overall mean, due to the postal vote seeing a majority for the right coalition. This slightly narrowed the overall margin. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.

References

External links

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Malå Municipality
- Official site {{DEFAULTSORT:Mala Municipality Municipalities of Västerbotten County