Sorsele Municipality

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Sorsele Municipality
Sorsele kommun
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Coordinates: 65°32′N 17°32′E / 65.533°N 17.533°E / 65.533; 17.533Coordinates: 65°32′N 17°32′E / 65.533°N 17.533°E / 65.533; 17.533
CountrySweden
CountyVästerbotten County
SeatSorsele
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Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
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ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceLapland
Municipal code2422
Websitewww.sorsele.se

Sorsele Municipality (Template:Langx, Template:Langx; Template:Langx) is a municipality in Västerbotten County in northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Sorsele.

Sorsele Municipality covers an area of 8,012 km2. It is the eleventh largest municipality by size, but has one of the smallest populations.

The municipality has not been affected by the two local government reforms of the 20th century, but has had its large size since the municipal system was implemented in 1863.

The name appears to stem from the Sami word sourge, which means branch, and sel, which is of Swedish origin and refers to a kind of stream. This refers to the protected Vindel River (Swedish: Vindelälven), which flows through the town and municipality of Sorsele.

Geography wise, around half of the municipal area is part of the Vindelfjällens Nature Reserve.

Localities

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There is only one locality (or urban area) in Sorsele Municipality:[1]

# Locality Population
1 Sorsele 1,288

Demographics

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This is a demographic table based on Sorsele 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 2,461 residents, including 1,843 Swedish citizens of voting age.[2] 56.6% voted for the left coalition and 42.4% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.

References

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  1. Statistics Sweden as of December 31, 2005
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Valresultat 2022 för Sorsele i riksdagsvalet" (in Swedish). SVT. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
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