Storuman Municipality

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Storuman Municipality (Kommun)
Storuman Municipality and StorumanImage:Storuman Municipality.png
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Coat of arms
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Municipal facts
Seat Storuman:
County Västerbotten County
Province Lapland
Area
Rank
7,916 km²
10th of 290
Population
Rank
(2005)
6,554
257th of 290
Density 0.9/km²
This page deals with both Storuman Municipality and the urban area (tätort) Storuman

Storuman Municipality is a Swedish municipality in Västerbotten County, in northern Sweden. It has Sweden's tenth largest area (7485.2 km²), but is sparsely populated with a population density of 1 inhabitants per km².

The municipal seat is in the town Storuman with 2,400 inhabitants. Other towns are Stensele, 500 inhabitants, Gunnarn, 200 inhabitants, and Tärnaby, 500 inhabitants. Tärnaby has fostered the internationally famous skiiers Ingemar Stenmark, Stig Strand and Anja Pärson.

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Municipalities of Västerbotten County
Bjurholm | Dorotea | Lycksele | Malå | Nordmaling | Norsjö | Robertsfors | Skellefteå | Sorsele | Storuman | Umeå | Vilhelmina | Vindeln | Vännäs | Åsele
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