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

Bjurholm Municipality
Bjurholms kommun
Coat of arms of Bjurholm Municipality
Coordinates: 63°55′N 19°13′E / 63.917°N 19.217°E / 63.917; 19.217
CountrySweden
CountyVästerbotten County
SeatBjurholm
Area
 • Total
1,363.77 km2 (526.55 sq mi)
 • Land1,306.75 km2 (504.54 sq mi)
 • Water57.02 km2 (22.02 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 (31 December 2023)[2]
 • Total
2,348
 • Density1.7/km2 (4.5/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceÅngermanland
Municipal code2403
Websitewww.bjurholm.se

The present municipality has the same territory as the one instituted in 1863, when the municipal system was implemented in Sweden. Between 1974 and 1983 it was, however, part of Vännäs Municipality. The split in 1983 made Bjurholm the least populated of all Swedish municipalities, and the population is still decreasing.

Locality

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Snowmobile ride in Bjurholm Municipality.

There is only one locality (or urban area) in Bjurholm Municipality:[3]

# Locality Population
1 Bjurholm 987

Demographics

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This is a demographic table based on Bjurholm Municipality's electoral districts in the 2022 Swedish general election sourced from SVT's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official statistics.[4]

In total there were 2,394 residents, including 1,832 Swedish citizens of voting age.[4] 42.6% voted for the left coalition and 56.5% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income. The postal votes caused a difference between the sole electoral district and the overall results.

Sister cities

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Bjurholm Municipality has two sister cities:[5]

Notable native

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References

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  1. ^ "Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 2014-01-01. Archived from the original (Microsoft Excel) on 2016-09-27. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
  2. ^ "Folkmängd och befolkningsförändringar - Kvartal 4, 2023" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 22, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  3. ^ Statistics Sweden as of December 31, 2005
  4. ^ a b c "Valresultat 2022 för Bjurholm i riksdagsvalet" (in Swedish). SVT. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  5. ^ Official site (in Swedish)
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