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Luleå Municipality
Luleå kommun
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| Country | Sweden | |
| County | Norrbotten County | |
| Seat | Luleå | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 4,997.62 km2 (1,929.59 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 2,110.01 km2 (814.68 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 2,887.61 km2 (1,114.91 sq mi) | |
| Area as of January 1, 2010. | ||
| Population
(June 30, 2012)
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| • Total | 73,832 | |
| • Density | 14.77343/km2 (38.26301/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | |
| ISO 3166 code | SE | |
| Province | Norrbotten | |
| Municipal code | 2580 | |
| Website | www.lulea.se | |
Luleå Municipality (Swedish: Luleå kommun) is a municipality in Norrbotten County in northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Luleå, which is also the county seat of Norrbotten County.
Localities
There are 18 localities (or urban areas) in Luleå Municipality:
| # | Locality | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luleå | 45,467 |
| 2 | Gammelstaden | 4,892 |
| 3 | Bergnäset | 3,674 |
| 4 | Södra Sunderbyn | 2,875 |
| 5 | Råneå | 2,030 |
| 6 | Antnäs | 845 |
| 7 | Alvik | 771 |
| 8 | Rutvik | 759 |
| 9 | Måttsund | 587 |
| 10 | Bensbyn | 434 |
| 11 | Bälinge | 317 |
| 12 | Ersnäs | 299 |
| 13 | Kallax | 291 |
| 14 | Karlsvik | 270 |
| 15 | Klöverträsk | 260 |
| 16 | Jämtön | 236 |
| 17 | Brändön | 233 |
| 18 | Persön | 226 |
The municipal seat in bold
Demographics
This is a demographic table based on Luleå Municipality's electoral districts in the 2022 Swedish general election sourced from SVT's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official statistics.
In total there were 78,846 residents, including 61,094 Swedish citizens of voting age. 56.9% voted for the left coalition and 42.0% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.
| Location | Residents | Citizen adults |
Left vote | Right vote | Employed | Swedish parents |
Foreign heritage |
Income SEK |
Degree |
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| % | % | ||||||||
| Alvik-Ersnäs | 2,070 | 1,526 | 53.3 | 45.4 | 88 | 93 | 7 | 28,510 | 41 |
| Antnäs-Måttsund | 1,878 | 1,386 | 52.1 | 46.7 | 90 | 94 | 6 | 30,628 | 50 |
| Avan-Bälinge | 1,509 | 1,178 | 49.5 | 49.4 | 89 | 94 | 6 | 28,165 | 41 |
| Bensbyn-Brändön | 1,931 | 1,437 | 47.1 | 52.1 | 90 | 94 | 6 | 31,492 | 51 |
| Bergstaden | 1,587 | 1,126 | 60.4 | 38.3 | 76 | 75 | 25 | 23,619 | 37 |
| Bergviken | 1,138 | 986 | 61.6 | 37.9 | 79 | 89 | 11 | 25,419 | 58 |
| Björkskatan N | 2,015 | 1,490 | 62.4 | 36.7 | 82 | 87 | 13 | 28,697 | 59 |
| Björkskatan S | 1,402 | 1,081 | 60.5 | 38.9 | 83 | 86 | 14 | 27,664 | 60 |
| Bredviken-Lerbäcken | 1,973 | 1,430 | 59.4 | 40.2 | 88 | 90 | 10 | 31,125 | 56 |
| Burströmska | 1,480 | 1,232 | 64.5 | 34.6 | 83 | 90 | 10 | 27,798 | 52 |
| G:a Bergnäset-Kallax | 1,419 | 1,125 | 51.7 | 48.2 | 83 | 93 | 7 | 31,108 | 48 |
| Gammelstad | 1,399 | 1,076 | 62.9 | 36.5 | 86 | 94 | 6 | 30,712 | 59 |
| Gültsauudden-N Hamn | 1,201 | 1,024 | 59.2 | 40.2 | 78 | 88 | 12 | 27,389 | 50 |
| Hammaren | 1,883 | 1,355 | 60.8 | 38.8 | 89 | 92 | 8 | 33,384 | 59 |
| Hertsöcentrum | 1,931 | 1,377 | 66.3 | 32.7 | 76 | 73 | 27 | 23,614 | 31 |
| Hertsölund | 1,761 | 1,207 | 61.3 | 36.9 | 76 | 75 | 25 | 24,017 | 34 |
| Hertsöängar | 2,040 | 1,505 | 54.6 | 44.5 | 78 | 77 | 23 | 24,582 | 32 |
| Hällbacken | 1,174 | 711 | 48.4 | 51.1 | 93 | 91 | 9 | 33,673 | 67 |
| Jämtön-Vitå | 865 | 701 | 55.2 | 44.3 | 88 | 94 | 6 | 24,743 | 32 |
| Kallkällan | 1,616 | 1,300 | 60.8 | 37.7 | 79 | 83 | 17 | 25,042 | 40 |
| Klintbacken | 1,106 | 874 | 58.4 | 40.8 | 62 | 83 | 17 | 21,152 | 58 |
| Kronan | 2,172 | 1,776 | 55.8 | 43.6 | 88 | 87 | 13 | 33,787 | 66 |
| Kulturens hus | 1,518 | 1,358 | 55.0 | 43.7 | 82 | 90 | 10 | 28,171 | 49 |
| Köpmantorget | 1,391 | 1,239 | 59.3 | 40.4 | 83 | 88 | 12 | 26,851 | 47 |
| Lillporsön | 1,538 | 1,152 | 55.6 | 41.5 | 54 | 66 | 34 | 8,942 | 65 |
| Lulsundet | 1,762 | 1,277 | 61.7 | 37.4 | 76 | 86 | 14 | 28,921 | 66 |
| Malmudden | 1,013 | 966 | 63.0 | 35.9 | 75 | 82 | 18 | 23,664 | 41 |
| Mjölkudden | 1,639 | 1,304 | 63.4 | 35.6 | 81 | 86 | 14 | 26,723 | 49 |
| Munkeberg | 2,039 | 1,621 | 56.8 | 42.0 | 82 | 85 | 15 | 26,898 | 54 |
| Niemisel-Prästholm | 966 | 797 | 42.9 | 55.1 | 86 | 92 | 8 | 23,236 | 24 |
| Norra Örnäset | 1,481 | 1,217 | 63.9 | 34.4 | 78 | 77 | 23 | 22,947 | 39 |
| Notviken | 2,600 | 1,728 | 56.3 | 42.2 | 76 | 70 | 30 | 25,128 | 40 |
| Persön | 1,723 | 1,323 | 42.0 | 55.4 | 86 | 93 | 7 | 28,480 | 38 |
| Porsöberget | 1,261 | 918 | 59.4 | 39.0 | 87 | 82 | 18 | 31,210 | 65 |
| Porsöudden | 1,193 | 818 | 60.4 | 37.5 | 66 | 68 | 32 | 20,028 | 44 |
| Rutvik | 1,263 | 866 | 51.9 | 47.5 | 90 | 94 | 6 | 31,617 | 49 |
| Råneå | 2,152 | 1,708 | 48.9 | 50.2 | 81 | 86 | 14 | 23,282 | 29 |
| Skurholmen | 1,900 | 1,485 | 61.3 | 37.5 | 82 | 86 | 14 | 26,384 | 45 |
| Stadsparken | 1,639 | 1,487 | 58.1 | 41.1 | 81 | 87 | 13 | 26,478 | 53 |
| Stadsön | 2,324 | 1,794 | 59.6 | 39.1 | 81 | 86 | 14 | 25,782 | 45 |
| Sunderbyn | 1,601 | 1,104 | 55.5 | 42.7 | 88 | 92 | 8 | 32,837 | 57 |
| Svartöstan-Lövskatan | 1,584 | 1,283 | 59.9 | 39.3 | 84 | 89 | 11 | 27,583 | 45 |
| Södra hamn | 1,738 | 1,583 | 58.4 | 41.4 | 84 | 90 | 10 | 28,349 | 52 |
| Södra Örnäset | 1,467 | 1,184 | 60.6 | 37.6 | 73 | 73 | 27 | 22,653 | 28 |
| Trollstaden | 1,662 | 1,211 | 53.8 | 45.8 | 91 | 94 | 6 | 34,703 | 66 |
| Universitetet | 1,856 | 1,485 | 42.8 | 54.1 | 26 | 70 | 30 | 4,126 | 79 |
| Varvet | 1,248 | 1,120 | 55.6 | 44.1 | 81 | 88 | 12 | 25,886 | 50 |
| Öhemmanet-Karlsvik | 1,451 | 1,083 | 60.7 | 38.4 | 85 | 91 | 9 | 30,674 | 52 |
| Östermalm | 1,287 | 1,080 | 63.2 | 35.6 | 82 | 88 | 12 | 26,536 | 54 |
| Source: SVT | |||||||||
Sister cities
Luleå Municipality has five sister cities:
Tromsø, Norway
Kemi, Finland
Santa Lucía de Tirajana, Spain
Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua
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