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Umeå
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Umeå (UK: /ˈuːməɔː/ OO-mə-aw,[2] US: /ˈuːmeɪoʊ/ OO-may-oh,[3] Swedish: [ˈʉ̌ːmɛɔ] ⓘ, locally [ˈʉ̌ːmɛ] ⓘ; South Westrobothnian: [²ʉːm];[lower-alpha 1] Finnish: Uumaja; Ume Sami: Ubmeje; Southern Sami: Upmeje; Northern Sami: Ubmi) is a city in northeast Sweden. It is the seat of Umeå Municipality and the capital of Västerbotten County.
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![]() From top: View over downtown showing Ume River, The Museum of Visual Arts, "Skin 4" at Umeå Arts Campus, Umeå City Church, the Heart Smiley, Umeå Town Hall | |
Nickname: Björkarnas Stad (town of birches) | |
Coordinates: 63°49′30″N 20°15′50″E | |
Country | ![]() |
County | Västerbottens län |
Municipality | Umeå Municipality |
Charter | 17th Century |
Area | |
• Urban | 31.8 km2 (12.3 sq mi) |
Elevation | 12 m (39 ft) |
Population (31 December 2020)[1] | |
• City | 130,224 |
• Rank | 13 |
• Density | 2,818/km2 (7,300/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 900 01 - 908 50 |
Area code | (+46) 90 |
Website | www |
Situated on the Ume River, Umeå is the largest locality in Norrland and the thirteenth largest in Sweden, with a wider municipal population of 130,224 inhabitants in 2020.[1][4] When Umeå University was established in 1965, growth accelerated, and the amount of housing has doubled in 30 years from 1980 to 2010.[5] As of 2018[update], Umeå was gaining around 1000 inhabitants per year and the municipality plans for having 200 000 inhabitants by 2050.[6] The projection of municipality size in 2050 has, however, been questioned as an overestimation in an independent study.[7]
Umeå is a university town and centre of education, technical and medical research in northern Sweden. The two universities located in the city, Umeå University and one of the 3 main branches of SLU, host around 40,000 enrolled students,[8][9] which corresponds to around 30% of the total population.[lower-alpha 2] CRISPR gene editing was developed by researchers, headed by Emmanuelle Charpentier at Umeå University, being awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.[10] Umeå was the European Capital of Culture during 2014, along with Riga in Latvia.[11] Umeå is certified by the EarthCheck Sustainable Destinations program.[12][13][14]
Consulates from ten countries can be found in Umeå (2021): Denmark (from 1848), Finland (from 1921), France (from 1989), Iceland (from 2002), Italy (from 2012), Latvia (1939–1940; again from 2014), Lithuania (from 2012), Norway (from 1963), and the Republic of Seychelles (from 2001).
Umeå has been the home of Rally Sweden since 2022.[15]