Storuman Municipality
Municipality in Westrobothnia County, Sweden / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Storuman Municipality (Swedish: Storumans kommun; Southern Sami: Luspie tjïelte; Ume Sami: Lusspie kommuvnna) is a municipality in Westrobothnia County in northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Storuman.
Storuman Municipality
Storumans kommun | |
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Coordinates: 65°06′N 17°06′E | |
Country | Sweden |
County | Westrobothnia County |
Seat | Storuman |
Area | |
• Total | 8,234.1 km2 (3,179.2 sq mi) |
• Land | 7,303.53 km2 (2,819.91 sq mi) |
• Water | 930.57 km2 (359.30 sq mi) |
Area as of 1 January 2014. | |
Population (31 December 2023)[2] | |
• Total | 5,621 |
• Density | 0.68/km2 (1.8/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | SE |
Province | Lapland |
Municipal code | 2421 |
Website | www.storuman.se |
The parish Stensele was created as late as 1822. It was, together with the parish Tärna, made into a municipality in 1863. In 1903 Tärna was detached to form a municipality of its own. The local government reform of 1971 saw the reunification of Stensele and Tärnaby municipalities, thus forming Storuman Municipality with the name taken from its largest town.
Tärnaby, a small village in the municipality, has fostered the internationally famous alpine skiers Ingemar Stenmark, Stig Strand and Anja Pärson.