Vindeln Municipality
Vindelns kommun
Municipality
Vindeln Railway Station
Vindeln Railway Station
Coat of arms of Vindeln Municipality
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 64°12′N 19°43′E / 64.200°N 19.717°E / 64.200; 19.717
CountrySweden
CountyVästerbotten County
SeatVindeln
Area
[1]
 • Total2,846.11 km2 (1,098.89 sq mi)
 • Land2,629.37 km2 (1,015.21 sq mi)
 • Water216.74 km2 (83.68 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 (31 December 2021)[2]
 • Total5,550
 • Density2.0/km2 (5.1/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceVästerbotten
Municipal code2404
Websitewww.vindeln.se

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

History

In 1971 a local government reform was implemented in Sweden. This municipality was, however, not amalgamated with any other. But in preparation for the reform the name was changed in 1969 from Degerfors Municipality to Vindeln Municipality. The reason was that there is another Degerfors Municipality (in Örebro County), and every municipality in Sweden should have a unique name.

Geography

The Vindel River, which is the main tributary of the Ume River, runs through the municipality and has given it its name. The municipality's coat of arms depicts a salmon, of which there are plenty in the river.

Localities

Hällnäs Sanatorium.

There are five localities (or urban areas) in Vindeln Municipality:[3]

#LocalityPopulation
1Vindeln2,356
2Hällnäs309
3Tvärålund271
4Granö261
5Åmsele201

The municipal seat in bold

Demographics

This is a demographic table based on Vindeln Municipality's electoral districts in the 2022 Swedish general election sourced from SVT's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official statistics.[4]

Residents include everyone registered as living in the district, regardless of age or citizenship status. Valid voters indicate Swedish citizens above the age of 18 who therefore can vote in general elections. Left vote and right vote indicate the result between the two major blocs in said district in the 2022 general election. Employment indicates the share of people between the ages of 20 and 64 who are working taxpayers. Foreign background is defined as residents either born abroad or with two parents born outside of Sweden. Median income is the received monthly income through either employment, capital gains or social grants for the median adult above 20, also including pensioners in Swedish kronor. The section about college graduates indicates any degree accumulated after high school.

In total there were 5,546 residents, including 4,091 Swedish citizens of voting age.[4] 51.8 % voted for the left coalition and 47.1 % for the right coalition.

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. 1 2 3 "Valresultat 2022 för Vindeln i riksdagsvalet" (in Swedish). SVT. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
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