Luleå Municipality

Luleå Municipality
Luleå kommun
Luleå town hall
Luleå town hall
Coat of arms of Luleå Municipality
Coordinates: 65°35′N 22°09′E / 65.583°N 22.150°E / 65.583; 22.150
CountrySweden
CountyNorrbotten County
SeatLuleå
Area
 • Total
4,953.75 km2 (1,912.65 sq mi)
 • Land2,094.18 km2 (808.57 sq mi)
 • Water2,859.57 km2 (1,104.09 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 (30 June 2025)[2]
 • Total
79,690
 • Density38.05/km2 (98.56/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceNorrbotten
Municipal code2580
Websitelulea.se

Luleå Municipality (Swedish: Luleå kommun[a]) is a municipality in Norrbotten County in northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Luleå, which is also the county seat of Norrbotten County.

Localities

Luleå

There are 18 localities (or urban areas) in Luleå Municipality:[3]

#LocalityPopulation
1Luleå45,467
2Gammelstaden4,892
3Bergnäset3,674
4Södra Sunderbyn2,875
5Råneå2,030
6Antnäs845
7Alvik771
8Rutvik759
9Måttsund587
10Bensbyn434
11Bälinge317
12Ersnäs299
13Kallax291
14Karlsvik270
15Klöverträsk260
16Jämtön236
17Brändön233
18Persön226

The municipal seat in bold

Demographics

This is a demographic table based on Luleå 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 78,846 residents, including 61,094 Swedish citizens of voting age.[4] 56.9% voted for the left coalition and 42.0% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.

Twin towns and sister cities

Luleå is twinned: with[5]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Finnish: Luulajan kunta; Meänkieli: Luulajan kunta; Northern Sami: Julevu gielda

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 2, 2025" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 21 August 2025. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  3. ↑ Statistics Sweden as of 31 December 2005
  4. 1 2 3 "Valresultat 2022 för Luleå i riksdagsvalet" (in Swedish). SVT. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  5. ↑ "Vänorter" (in Swedish). Luleå kommun. Retrieved 21 January 2025.