Gällivare Municipality (; or ; ; ) is a municipality in Norrbotten County in northern Sweden. Its seat is Gällivare. It is the third largest municipality in Sweden. Gällivare Lapland Airport is the only airport in the region able to accommodate commercial fixed-wing aircraft; as such, it is a popular destination for hikers wishing to visit the Sarek and Padjelanta national parks.
Localities and settlements
thumb|upright|The [[Sámi people|Sámi Church in Gällivare.]]
There are six localities (or urban areas) in Gällivare Municipality:
{|class="wikitable"
! # !! Locality !! Population
|-
| 1 || Gällivare || align="right" | 8,480
|-
| 2 || Malmberget || align="right" | 6,017
|-
| 3 || Koskullskulle || align="right" | 899
|-
| 4 || Hakkas || align="right" | 383
|-
| 5 || Ullatti || align="right" | 230
|-
| 6 || Tjautjas/Čavččas || align="right" | 216
|}
<small>The municipal seat in bold</small>
Other settlements
- Flakaberg
- Kääntöjärvi
- Sangervaara
- Leipojärvi
Demographics
This is a demographic table based on Gällivare Municipality's electoral districts in the sourced from SVT's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official statistics.
Electoral districts for the 2022 Swedish general election reported a population of 17,434 residents, including 13,652 Swedish citizens of voting age.
| 86.6
| 14,719
| 20.7
| 48.8
| 0.0
| 13.5
| 3.6
| 0.7
| 10.6
| 0.0
| 0.0
| 0.0
|-
| 1976
| 87.0
| 15,619
| 17.8
| 51.5
| 0.0
| 14.0
| 4.8
| 0.8
| 9.5
| 0.0
| 0.0
| 0.0
|-
| 1979
| 87.0
| 15,699
| 15.7
| 53.9
| 0.0
| 9.1
| 4.7
| 0.9
| 11.3
| 0.0
| 0.0
| 0.0
|-
| 1982
| 87.7
| 16,008
| 16.5
| 58.0
| 0.8
| 7.2
| 1.9
| 1.2
| 12.4
| 0.0
| 0.0
| 0.0
|-
| 1985
| 85.4
| 15,443
| 18.1
| 56.6
| 0.6
| 5.7
| 6.0
| 0.0
| 11.9
| 0.0
| 0.0
| 0.0
|-
| 1988
| 79.6
| 14,065
| 16.8
| 57.0
| 3.6
| 4.9
| 5.2
| 1.4
| 9.1
| 0.0
| 0.0
| 0.0
|-
| 1991
| 79.2
| 13,510
| 15.6
| 55.5
| 2.2
| 4.0
| 5.0
| 3.2
| 11.0
| 0.0
| 2.4
| 0.0
|-
| 1994
| 83.4
| 14,213
| 17.4
| 60.3
| 3.3
| 2.5
| 3.0
| 1.6
| 9.9
| 0.0
| 0.4
| 0.0
|-
| 1998
| 77.1
| 12,507
| 33.5
| 43.2
| 3.2
| 1.7
| 1.9
| 4.6
| 10.6
| 0.0
| 0.0
| 0.0
|-
| 2002
| 75.5
| 11,484
| 16.6
| 41.9
| 4.8
| 1.8
| 3.9
| 3.4
| 7.0
| 0.8
| 0.0
| 18.3
|-
| 2006
| 76.9
| 11,420
| 17.8
| 52.8
| 2.9
| 2.6
| 2.4
| 2.8
| 11.9
| 2.4
| 0.0
| 2.2
|-
| 2010
| 80.6
| 12,000
| 13.6
| 55.9
| 3.8
| 1.7
| 2.3
| 2.4
| 14.2
| 5.0
| 0.0
| 0.0
|-
| 2014
| 82.2
| 12,108
| 11.6
| 50.5
| 4.2
| 1.8
| 1.4
| 2.3
| 10.8
| 15.2
| 0.0
| 0.0
|}
Blocs
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! Year
! Turnout
! Votes
! Left
! Right
! SD
! Other
! Elected
|-
| 1973
| 86.6
| 14,719
| 69.5
| 27.7
| 0.0
| 2.8
| 97.2
|-
| 1976
| 87.0
| 15,619
| 69.3
| 28.3
| 0.0
| 2.4
| 97.6
|-
| 1979
| 87.0
| 15,699
| 69.6
| 25.3
| 0.0
| 5.1
| 94.9
|-
| 1982
| 87.7
| 16,008
| 74.5
| 21.5
| 0.0
| 4.0
| 96.0
|-
| 1985
| 85.4
| 15,443
| 74.7
| 23.6
| 0.0
| 1.7
| 98.3
|-
| 1988
| 79.6
| 14,065
| 77.4
| 19.2
| 0.0
| 3.4
| 96.6
|-
| 1991
| 79.2
| 13,510
| 71.1
| 23.2
| 0.0
| 5.7
| 96.7
|-
| 1994
| 83.4
| 14,213
| 81.0
| 17.0
| 0.0
| 2.0
| 98.0
|-
| 1998
| 77.1
| 12,507
| 79.9
| 18.8
| 0.0
| 1.3
| 98.7
|-
| 2002
| 75.5
| 11,484
| 63.3
| 16.1
| 0.0
| 21.6
| 79.4
|-
| 2006
| 76.9
| 11,420
| 73.5
| 19.7
| 0.0
| 6.8
| 93.2
|-
| 2010
| 80.6
| 12,000
| 73.3
| 20.6
| 5.0
| 1.1
| 98.9
|-
| 2014
| 82.2
| 12,108
| 66.3
| 16.3
| 15.2
| 2.2
| 97.8
|}
Sister cities
Gällivare Municipality has four sister cities:
- border|20px Tysfjord, Norway
- border|20px Kittilä, Finland
- border|20px Kirovsk, Russia
- border|20px Barga, Italy
References
External links
- Gällivare Municipality - Official site
- Town twinning ceremony with Barga, Italy