Malå Municipality is a municipality

Municipalities of Sweden

The municipalities of Sweden are the local government entities of Sweden. The current 290 municipalities are organized into 21 counties...

 in Västerbotten County

Västerbotten County

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 in northern Sweden

Sweden

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. Its seat

Administrative centre

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 is located in Malå

Malå

Malå is a locality and the seat of Malå Municipality in Västerbotten County, Sweden with 2,089 inhabitants in 2005.- References :...

.

History

Between 1974 and 1982 Malå Municipality was included in Norsjö Municipality

Norsjö Municipality

Norsjö Municipality 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...

. In 1983 it was re-established within its former boundaries.

Geography

The municipality is situated within the province

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 of Lapland, and as such is characterized by a sparse population and wide areas of untouched nature and wildlife.

Malå Municipality is also one of the southernmost outposts of the native Sami people

Sami people

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 settlements.

The nearest towns are Arvidsjaur

Arvidsjaur

Arvidsjaur is a locality and the seat of Arvidsjaur Municipality in Norrbotten County, Sweden with 4,644 inhabitants in 2005.Arvidsjaur is a large centre for the European car industry. During the winter months major car-manufacturers perform arctic trials in the Arvidsjaur Municipality area...

 and Lycksele

Lycksele

- References :...

, at a distance of about 80 kilometers, taking about an hour to drive. Both towns have airport

Airport

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s with routes to larger cities such as Stockholm

Stockholm

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.

The nearest cities are Skellefteå

Skellefteå

-Industry:*Boliden AB, a big mining and smelting company*Alimak*Natural User Interface Technologies AB - NUITEQ, a promising emerging technology start-up company-Sports:*Skellefteå AIK, an ice hockey team in the highest Swedish league, Elitserien....

, Luleå

Luleå

- Transportation :Local buses are run by .A passenger train service is available from Luleå Centralstation on Sweden's national SJ railway service northbound to Narvik on the Norwegian coast, or southbound to Stockholm. See Rail transport in Sweden....

 and Umeå

Umeå

- Transport :The road infrastructure in Umeå is well-developed, with two European highways passing through the city. About 4 km from the city centre is the Umeå City Airport...

 on the east coast, each about 200 kilometers away.

Locality

There is only one locality

Urban areas in Sweden

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 (or urban area) in Malå Municipality:

#	Locality	Population
1	Malå Malå Malå is a locality and the seat of Malå Municipality in Västerbotten County, Sweden with 2,089 inhabitants in 2005.- References :...	2,089

External links

• Malå Municipality - Official site