Norsjö Municipality
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Norsjö Municipality
Norsjö kommun | |
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| Coordinates: 64°55′N 19°29′E / 64.917°N 19.483°ECoordinates: 64°55′N 19°29′E / 64.917°N 19.483°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| County | Västerbotten County |
| Seat | Norsjö |
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| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | SE |
| Province | Västerbotten |
| Municipal code | 2417 |
| Website | www.norsjo.se |
Norsjö Municipality (Template:Langx) 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
[edit]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
[edit]There are two localities (or urban areas) in Norsjö Municipality:[1]
| # | Locality | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norsjö | 2,102 |
| 2 | Bastuträsk | 357 |
The municipal seat in bold
Demographics
[edit]This is a demographic table based on Norsjö Municipality's electoral districts in the 2022 Swedish general election sourced from SVT's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official statistics.[2]
In total there were 3,967 residents, including 3,048 Swedish citizens of voting age.[2] 55.0% voted for the left coalition and 44.0% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | ||||||||
| Bastuträsk | 685 | 522 | 59.2 | 40.1 | 80 | 79 | 21 | 21,339 | 27 |
| Norsjö N | 1,616 | 1,243 | 52.6 | 45.8 | 82 | 87 | 13 | 22,854 | 22 |
| Norsjö S | 1,666 | 1,283 | 55.5 | 43.8 | 90 | 94 | 6 | 25,276 | 26 |
| Source: SVT[2] | |||||||||
Economy
[edit]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 50 km from the large regional mineral processing plant in nearby Boliden.
Notable natives
[edit]- Tommy Körberg, artist
- Stieg Larsson, author and journalist
- Torgny Lindgren, author, member of the Swedish Academy
- Björn Yttling, musician and music producer
References
[edit]- ↑ Statistics Sweden as of December 31, 2005
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Valresultat 2022 för Norsjö i riksdagsvalet" (in Swedish). SVT. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Norsjö Municipality. |
- Norsjö Municipality Archived 19 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine – Official site
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