Gällivare Municipality (Swedish: Gällivare kommun; Northern Sami: Jiellevárri gielda or Váhčira gielda; Meänkieli: Jellivaaran kunta; Finnish: Jällivaaran kunta) is a municipality in Norrbotten County in northern Sweden. Its seat is Gällivare. It is the third largest municipality in Sweden. Gällivare Lapland Airport is the only airport in the region able to accommodate commercial fixed-wing aircraft; as such, it is a popular destination for hikers wishing to visit the Sarek and Padjelanta national parks.
Gällivare Municipality
Gällivare kommun | |
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_(79497479).jpg) Gällivare Railway Station | |
 Coat of arms | |
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| Coordinates: 67°07′N 20°45′E / 67.117°N 20.750°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| County | Norrbotten County |
| Seat | Gällivare |
| Area | |
| • Total | 16,818.22 km2 (6,493.55 sq mi) |
| • Land | 15,705.15 km2 (6,063.79 sq mi) |
| • Water | 1,113.07 km2 (429.76 sq mi) |
| Area as of 1 January 2014. | |
| Population (31 December 2023)[2] | |
| • Total | 17,330 |
| • Density | 1.0/km2 (2.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | SE |
| Province | Lapland |
| Municipal code | 2523 |
| Website | www.gellivare.se |
Localities and settlements
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There are six localities (or urban areas) in Gällivare Municipality:[3]
| # | Locality | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gällivare | 8,480 |
| 2 | Malmberget | 6,017 |
| 3 | Koskullskulle | 899 |
| 4 | Hakkas | 383 |
| 5 | Ullatti | 230 |
| 6 | Tjautjas/Čavččas | 216 |
The municipal seat in bold
Other settlements
editDemographics
editThis is a demographic table based on Gällivare Municipality's electoral districts in the sourced from SVT's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official statistics.[4]
Electoral districts for the 2022 Swedish general election reported a population of 17,434 residents, including 13,652 Swedish citizens of voting age.[4] 53.0% voted for the left coalition and 45.8% for the right coalition. Median income is high compared to other municipalities in the region, primarily due to a large mining industry in the area. Indicators are in percentage form with the exception of population totals and income.
| Location | Residents | Citizen adults |
Left vote | Right vote | Employed | Swedish parents |
Foreign heritage |
Income SEK |
Degree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | ||||||||
| Dundret | 1,189 | 991 | 46.1 | 52.0 | 87 | 84 | 16 | 31,779 | 32 |
| Gällivare C | 2,067 | 1,690 | 57.7 | 41.3 | 82 | 80 | 20 | 24,507 | 23 |
| Gällivare N | 920 | 808 | 61.9 | 36.3 | 81 | 92 | 8 | 23,559 | 20 |
| Gällivare S | 1,682 | 1,400 | 47.3 | 51.1 | 85 | 91 | 9 | 24,855 | 17 |
| Gällivare V | 1,138 | 889 | 54.1 | 45.5 | 91 | 93 | 7 | 33,467 | 36 |
| Heden | 2,317 | 1,750 | 55.4 | 44.2 | 91 | 93 | 7 | 32,511 | 34 |
| Koskullskulle | 2,318 | 1,648 | 50.2 | 48.8 | 85 | 85 | 15 | 31,294 | 25 |
| Maria | 1,256 | 965 | 53.2 | 45.4 | 86 | 85 | 15 | 27,833 | 34 |
| Mellanområdet | 2,464 | 1,864 | 53.0 | 46.1 | 91 | 93 | 7 | 32,542 | 28 |
| Sjöparken | 2,083 | 1,647 | 54.3 | 44.4 | 84 | 86 | 14 | 28,206 | 29 |
| Source: SVT[4] | |||||||||
Elections
edit"Turnout" denotes the percentage of eligible voters casting any ballots, whereas "Votes" denotes the number of actual valid ballots cast.
| Year | Turnout | Votes | V | S | MP | C | L | KD | M | SD | ND | NP/SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973[5] | 86.6 | 14,719 | 20.7 | 48.8 | 0.0 | 13.5 | 3.6 | 0.7 | 10.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 1976[6] | 87.0 | 15,619 | 17.8 | 51.5 | 0.0 | 14.0 | 4.8 | 0.8 | 9.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 1979[7] | 87.0 | 15,699 | 15.7 | 53.9 | 0.0 | 9.1 | 4.7 | 0.9 | 11.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 1982[8] | 87.7 | 16,008 | 16.5 | 58.0 | 0.8 | 7.2 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 12.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 1985[9] | 85.4 | 15,443 | 18.1 | 56.6 | 0.6 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 11.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 1988[10] | 79.6 | 14,065 | 16.8 | 57.0 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 1.4 | 9.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 1991[11] | 79.2 | 13,510 | 15.6 | 55.5 | 2.2 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 3.2 | 11.0 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 0.0 |
| 1994[12] | 83.4 | 14,213 | 17.4 | 60.3 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 1.6 | 9.9 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| 1998[13] | 77.1 | 12,507 | 33.5 | 43.2 | 3.2 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 4.6 | 10.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2002[14] | 75.5 | 11,484 | 16.6 | 41.9 | 4.8 | 1.8 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 7.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 18.3 |
| 2006[15] | 76.9 | 11,420 | 17.8 | 52.8 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 11.9 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 2.2 |
| 2010[16] | 80.6 | 12,000 | 13.6 | 55.9 | 3.8 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 14.2 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2014[17] | 82.2 | 12,108 | 11.6 | 50.5 | 4.2 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 10.8 | 15.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Blocs
| Year | Turnout | Votes | Left | Right | SD | Other | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 86.6 | 14,719 | 69.5 | 27.7 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 97.2 |
| 1976 | 87.0 | 15,619 | 69.3 | 28.3 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 97.6 |
| 1979 | 87.0 | 15,699 | 69.6 | 25.3 | 0.0 | 5.1 | 94.9 |
| 1982 | 87.7 | 16,008 | 74.5 | 21.5 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 96.0 |
| 1985 | 85.4 | 15,443 | 74.7 | 23.6 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 98.3 |
| 1988 | 79.6 | 14,065 | 77.4 | 19.2 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 96.6 |
| 1991 | 79.2 | 13,510 | 71.1 | 23.2 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 96.7 |
| 1994 | 83.4 | 14,213 | 81.0 | 17.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 98.0 |
| 1998 | 77.1 | 12,507 | 79.9 | 18.8 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 98.7 |
| 2002 | 75.5 | 11,484 | 63.3 | 16.1 | 0.0 | 21.6 | 79.4 |
| 2006 | 76.9 | 11,420 | 73.5 | 19.7 | 0.0 | 6.8 | 93.2 |
| 2010 | 80.6 | 12,000 | 73.3 | 20.6 | 5.0 | 1.1 | 98.9 |
| 2014 | 82.2 | 12,108 | 66.3 | 16.3 | 15.2 | 2.2 | 97.8 |
Sister cities
editGällivare Municipality has four sister cities:
References
edit- ^ "Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 2014-01-01. Archived from the original (Microsoft Excel) on 2016-09-27. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
- ^ "Folkmängd och befolkningsförändringar - Kvartal 4, 2023" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 22, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
- ^ Statistics Sweden as of December 31, 2005
- ^ a b c "Valresultat 2022 för Gällivare i riksdagsvalet" (in Swedish). SVT. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1973 (page 168)" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
- ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1976 (page 163)" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
- ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1979 (page 187)" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
- ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1982 (page 189)" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
- ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1985 (page 189)" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
- ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1988 (page 169)" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
- ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1991 (page 31)" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
- ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1994 (page 46)" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
- ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1998 (page 43)" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
- ^ "Valresultat Riksdag Gällivare kommun 2002" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
- ^ "Valresultat Riksdag Gällivare kommun 2006" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
- ^ "Valresultat Riksdag Gällivare kommun 2010" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
- ^ "Valresultat Riksdag Gällivare kommun 2014" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
External links
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- Gällivare Municipality - Official site (in Swedish)
- Town twinning ceremony with Barga, Italy