Gällivare Municipality

Gällivare Municipality Gällivare kommun
—  Municipality  —
Coat of arms
Country	Sweden
County	Norrbotten County
Seat	Gällivare
Area[1]
– Total	16,950.53 km2 (6,544.6 sq mi)
– Land	15,825.22 km2 (6,110.2 sq mi)
– Water	1,125.31 km2 (434.5 sq mi)
	Area as of January 1, 2010.
Population (June 30, 2010)[2]
– Total	18,484
– Density	1.1/km2 (2.8/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
– Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code
ISO 3166 code	SE
Province	Lapland
Municipal code	2523
Website	www.gellivare.se

The Sami Church in Gällivare.

Gällivare Municipality (Swedish: Gällivare kommun, Finnish: Jällivaaran kunta, Northern Sami: Jiellevárri and Váhčir) is a municipality in Norrbotten County in northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Gällivare.

The municipality is the third largest in Sweden, but it has not been amalgamated with other entities.

Gällivare Municipality also hosts an airport, Gällivare Airport, the closest one to the national parks Sarek and Padjelanta, making it popular for hikers.

Gällivare is also the central place for The Firstborn Laestadianism.

Gällivare Municipality is a multilingual municipality, as a sizeable portion of the population is made up of Finnish and Sami speakers.

Nearly 40 cases of the rare genetic disorder CIPA have been reported in Gällivare.

Localities

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

Government and politics

Distribution of the 41 seats in the municipal council after the 2010 election:

• Social Democratic Party 21
• Moderate Party 7
• Left Party 7
• Communist Party of Sweden 2
• Norrbottens Sjukvårdsparti 2
• Sweden Democrats 1
• Green Party 1

Results of the Swedish general election, 2010 in Gällivare:

• Social Democratic Party 55.8%
• Moderate Party 14.2%
• Left Party 13.6%
• Sweden Democrats 5.0%
• Green Party 3.8%
• Christian Democrats 2.4%
• Liberal People's Party 2.3%
• Centre Party 1.7%

Sister cities

Gällivare Municipality has four sister cities:

• Tysfjord, Norway
• Kittilä, Finland
• Kirovsk, Russia
• Barga, Italy

References

1. ^ "Statistiska centralbyrån den 1 januari 2010" (in Swedish) (Microsoft Excel). Statistics Sweden. http://www.scb.se/Statistik/MI/MI0802/2010A01/mi0802tab3_2010.xls. Retrieved 2010-08-21. 
2. ^ "SCB, Befolkningsstatistik 30 juni 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. http://www.scb.se/Pages/TableAndChart____244147.aspx. Retrieved 2010-08-19. 
3. ^ Statistics Sweden as of December 31, 2005

External links

• Gällivare Municipality - Official site (Swedish)
• Town twinning ceremony with Barga, Italy

Coordinates: 67°07′N 20°45′E / 67.117°N 20.75°E / 67.117; 20.75