Gällivare Municipality

Coordinates: 67°07′N 20°45′E / 67.117°N 20.750°E / 67.117; 20.750
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Gällivare Municipality
Gällivare kommun
Municipality
Gällivare Railway Station
Gällivare Railway Station
Coat of arms of Gällivare Municipality
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 67°07′N 20°45′E / 67.117°N 20.750°E / 67.117; 20.750
CountrySweden
CountyNorrbotten County
SeatGällivare
Area
[1]
 • Total16,818.22 km2 (6,493.55 sq mi)
 • Land15,705.15 km2 (6,063.79 sq mi)
 • Water1,113.07 km2 (429.76 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 (31 December 2023)[2]
 • Total17,330
 • Density1.0/km2 (2.7/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceLapland
Municipal code2523
Websitewww.gellivare.se

Gällivare Municipality (Swedish: Gällivare kommun, Finnish: Jällivaaran kunta, Norwegian: Gällivare kommune, Northern Sami: Jiellevárri gielda or Váhčira gielda) 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.

Localities and settlements[edit]

The Sami Church in Gällivare.

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[edit]

Demographics[edit]

This 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.

Elections[edit]

Riksdag[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[edit]

Gällivare Municipality has four sister cities:

References[edit]

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Folkmängd och befolkningsförändringar - Kvartal 4, 2023" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 22, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  3. ^ Statistics Sweden as of December 31, 2005
  4. ^ a b c "Valresultat 2022 för Gällivare i riksdagsvalet" (in Swedish). SVT. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1973 (page 168)" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  6. ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1976 (page 163)" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  7. ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1979 (page 187)" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  8. ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1982 (page 189)" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  9. ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1985 (page 189)" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  10. ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1988 (page 169)" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  11. ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1991 (page 31)" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  12. ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1994 (page 46)" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  13. ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1998 (page 43)" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  14. ^ "Valresultat Riksdag Gällivare kommun 2002" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  15. ^ "Valresultat Riksdag Gällivare kommun 2006" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  16. ^ "Valresultat Riksdag Gällivare kommun 2010" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  17. ^ "Valresultat Riksdag Gällivare kommun 2014" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten. Retrieved 27 August 2017.

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