Umeå

Summary

Umeå is an urban area in Sweden^[1]. Umeå ranks in the top 0.48% of urban_area_in_sweden entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,269 views/month, #7 of 1,464).^[2]

Key Facts

• Umeå is located in Umeå Municipality^[3].
• Umeå is located in Västerbotten^[4].
• Umeå is located in Umeå stadsdistrikt^[5].
• Umeå is located in Umeå landsdistrikt^[6].
• Umeå is located in Umeå Maria^[7].
• Umeå is located in Teg^[8].
• Umeå is in the country of Sweden^[9].
• Umeå's instance of is recorded as urban area in Sweden^[10].
• Umeå's instance of is recorded as ducal^[11].
• Umeå's instance of is recorded as chef-lieu^[12].
• Umeå's postal code is recorded as 90X XX^[13].
• Umeå's Commons category is recorded as Umeå^[14].
• Umeå's located in time zone is recorded as Central European Time^[15].
• Umeå's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00^[16].
• Umeå's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00^[17].
• Umeå's local dialing code is recorded as 090^[18].
• January 1, 1622 marks the founding of Umeå^[19].
• Umeå's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 63.828453583518, 'lon': 20.270566462023}^[20].
• Umeå's official website is recorded as http://www.umea.se/^[21].
• Umeå's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Umeå^[22].
• Umeå's Commons gallery is recorded as Umeå^[23].
• Umeå has a population of {'amount': '+79594'}^[24].
• Umeå has a population of {'amount': '+75643'}^[25].
• Umeå has a population of {'amount': '+84761'}^[26].
• Umeå has a population of {'amount': '+83249'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Umeå is in the country of Sweden^[9]. Located in include Umeå Municipality^[3], a municipality of Sweden^[28], in Sweden^[29], founded in 1971^[30]; Västerbotten^[4], a province of Sweden^[31], in Sweden^[32]; Umeå stadsdistrikt^[5], a registration district in Sweden^[33], in Sweden^[34], founded in 2016^[35]; Umeå landsdistrikt^[6], a registration district in Sweden^[36], in Sweden^[37], founded in 2016^[38]; Umeå Maria^[7], a registration district in Sweden^[39], in Sweden^[40], founded in 2016^[41]; and Teg^[8], a registration district in Sweden^[42], in Sweden^[43], founded in 2016^[44].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+3415'}^[45], {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+3291'}^[46], {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+3220'}^[47], {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+3180'}^[48], {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+3513'}^[49], and {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+3632'}^[50]. Umeå sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+12'}^[51]. Population counts include {'amount': '+79594'}^[24], {'amount': '+75643'}^[25], {'amount': '+84761'}^[26], {'amount': '+83249'}^[27], {'amount': '+86311'}^[52], and {'amount': '+87404'}^[53].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include urban area in Sweden^[10], ducal^[11], and chef-lieu^[12].

History and Context

January 1, 1622 marks the founding of Umeå^[19].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Umeå include Umeå Airport^[54], an international airport^[55], in Sweden^[56], founded in 1961^[57].

Why It Matters

Umeå ranks in the top 0.48% of urban_area_in_sweden entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,269 views/month, #7 of 1,464).^[2] Umeå has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[58] Umeå is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[59]

Entities named for Umeå include Umeå Airport^[54], an international airport^[55], in Sweden^[56], founded in 1961^[57].