Umeå Municipality

Summary

Umeå Municipality is a municipality of Sweden^[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of municipality_of_sweden entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (69 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Umeå Municipality was a member of Union of the Baltic Cities^[3].
• Umeå Municipality was a member of International Cities of Refuge Network^[4].
• Umeå Municipality is located in Västerbotten County^[5].
• Umeå Municipality is in the country of Sweden^[6].
• Umeå Municipality is on the body of water Ume älv^[7].
• Umeå Municipality's head of government is recorded as Hans Lindberg^[8].
• Umeå Municipality's instance of is recorded as municipality of Sweden^[9].
• Umeå Municipality's capital is recorded as Umeå^[10].
• Umeå Municipality's official language is recorded as Swedish^[11].
• Umeå Municipality's official language is recorded as Finnish^[12].
• Umeå Municipality's official language is recorded as Sámi^[13].
• Umeå Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Robertsfors Municipality^[14].
• Umeå Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Skellefteå Municipality^[15].
• Umeå Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Vännäs Municipality^[16].
• Umeå Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Vindeln Municipality^[17].
• Umeå Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Nordmaling Municipality^[18].
• Umeå Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Malax^[19].
• Umeå Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Korsholm^[20].
• Umeå Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Vörå^[21].
• Umeå Municipality's main regulatory text is recorded as The Swedish Local Government Act^[22].
• Umeå Municipality's twinned administrative body is recorded as Saskatoon^[23].
• Umeå Municipality's twinned administrative body is recorded as Qufu^[24].
• Umeå Municipality's twinned administrative body is recorded as Helsingør^[25].
• Umeå Municipality's twinned administrative body is recorded as Vaasa^[26].
• Umeå Municipality's twinned administrative body is recorded as Würzburg^[27].

Body

Founding

January 1, 1971 marks the founding of Umeå Municipality^[28].

Identity

Part of include Västerbotten^[29], a province of Sweden^[30], in Sweden^[31]; Q61669471^[32], a judicial district^[33], in Sweden^[34], founded in 1971^[35]; and Ångermanland^[36], a province of Sweden^[37], in Sweden^[38].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Umeå Municipality include Umeå Airport^[39], an international airport^[40], in Sweden^[41], founded in 1961^[42].

Why It Matters

Umeå Municipality ranks in the top 7% of municipality_of_sweden entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (69 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[43] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[44]

Entities named for it include Umeå Airport^[39], an international airport^[40], in Sweden^[41], founded in 1961^[42].