Norsjö Municipality

Norsjö Municipality Norsjö kommun
—  Municipality  —
Coat of arms
Country	Sweden
County	Västerbotten County
Seat	Norsjö
Area[1]
– Total	1,937.73 km2 (748.2 sq mi)
– Land	1,751.39 km2 (676.2 sq mi)
– Water	186.34 km2 (71.9 sq mi)
	Area as of January 1, 2010.
Population (June 30, 2010)[2]
– Total	4,319
– Density	2.2/km2 (5.8/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
– Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code
ISO 3166 code	SE
Province	Västerbotten
Municipal code	2417
Website	www.norsjo.se

Norsjö Municipality (Swedish: Norsjö kommun) is a municipality in Västerbotten County in northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Norsjö.

In 1974 Norsjö and Malå municipalities were amalgamated, forming the new Norsjö Municipality. In 1983 Malå Municipality was re-established within the pre-1974 borders.

History

The first settlements in the area were probably first established during the 15th century. During the first centuries the settlers lived on fishing, hunting and agriculture.

Localities

There are two localities (or urban areas) in Norsjö Municipality:^[3]

#	Locality	Population
1	Norsjö	2,102
2	Bastuträsk	357

The municipal seat in bold

Industry

Norsjö has traditionally been a major industrial municipality. The vast forests in the area have been the basis for many wood-based industrial sectors, including forest management, forest harvesting and replanting, timber transport, saw mills, manufactured products from wood, and wood as a renewable fuel for electrical and heat energy production.

A significant amount of renewable energy is produced in Norsjö Municipality, including electrical energy from hydropower stations and wood-based heat energy for industrial and household heating applications.

Metallic ore mining has also been a very prominent industrial factor over the years, with a number of mines operating in and around Norsjö Municipality which is in the Skellefteå Field mining district. Norsjö Municipality is only 50km from the large regional mineral processing plant in nearby Boliden.

Notable natives

• Tommy Körberg, artist
• Torgny Lindgren, author, member of the Swedish Academy
• Björn Yttling, musician and music producer

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

• Norsjö Municipality - Official site

Coordinates: 64°55′N 19°29′E / 64.917°N 19.483°E / 64.917; 19.483