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Municipality in Västerbotten County, Sweden
Norsjö Municipality Norsjö kommun
Municipality
Coat of arms of Norsjö MunicipalityCoat of arms
Coordinates: 64°55′N 19°29′E / 64.917°N 19.483°E / 64.917; 19.483
CountrySweden
CountyVästerbotten County
SeatNorsjö
Area
 • Total1,923.58 km (742.70 sq mi)
 • Land1,739.45 km (671.61 sq mi)
 • Water184.13 km (71.09 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 • Total3,924
 • Density2.0/km (5.3/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceVästerbotten
Municipal code2417
Websitewww.norsjo.se

Norsjö Municipality (Swedish: Norsjö kommun) 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 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

There are two localities (or urban areas) in Norsjö Municipality:

# Locality Population
1 Norsjö 2,102
2 Bastuträsk 357

The municipal seat in bold

Demographics

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.

In total there were 3,967 residents, including 3,048 Swedish citizens of voting age. 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

Economy

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

References

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

External links

Places adjacent to Norsjö Municipality
Arvidsjaur (Norrbotten)
Malå Norsjö Skellefteå
Lycksele Vindeln
Municipalities and seats of Västerbotten County
Municipalities Coat of arms of Västerbotten County
Municipal seats
Localities in Norsjö Municipality, Västerbotten County, Sweden
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