Gällivare Municipality

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Gällivare Municipality

| native_name = Gällivare kommun

| native_name_lang = sv

| settlement_type = Municipality

| image_skyline = Gallivare (gemeente) (79497479).jpg

| image_alt =

| image_caption = Gällivare Railway Station

| image_seal =

| seal_alt =

| image_shield = Gällivare kommunvapen.svg

| shield_size = 120x80px

| image_map = Gällivare Municipality in Norrbotten County.png

| map_alt =

| map_caption =

| coordinates = {{Coord|67|07|N|20|45|E|region:SE_type:adm2nd|display=title,inline}}

| coor_pinpoint =

| coordinates_footnotes =

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = Sweden

| subdivision_type1 = County

| subdivision_name1 = Norrbotten County

| established_title =

| established_date =

| seat_type = Seat

| seat = Gällivare

| government_footnotes =

| leader_party =

| leader_title =

| leader_name =

| unit_pref = Metric

| area_footnotes = {{Area Swedish municipality|TXT=ref}}

| area_total_km2 = {{Area Swedish municipality|type=total|municipality=Gällivare Municipality}}

| area_land_km2 = {{Area Swedish municipality|type=land|municipality=Gällivare Municipality}}

| area_water_km2 = {{Area Swedish municipality|type=water|municipality=Gällivare Municipality}}

| area_water_percent =

| area_note = Area as of {{Area Swedish municipality|TXT=date}}.

| elevation_footnotes =

| elevation_m =

| population_footnotes = {{Population Swedish municipality|TXT=ref}}

| population_total = {{Population Swedish municipality|municipality=Gällivare Municipality}}

| population_as_of = {{Population Swedish municipality|TXT=date}}

| population_density_km2 = auto

| population_note =

| timezone1 = CET

| utc_offset1 = +1

| timezone1_DST = CEST

| utc_offset1_DST = +2

| blank_name_sec1 = Province

| blank_info_sec1 = Lapland

| blank1_name_sec1 = Municipal code

| blank1_info_sec1 = 2523

| postal_code_type = Postal code

| postal_code =

| area_code_type =

| area_code =

| iso_code = SE

| website = [https://web.archive.org/web/20081206035428/http://www.gellivare.se/default____3.aspx www.gellivare.se]

| footnotes =

}}

Gällivare Municipality ({{langx|sv|Gällivare kommun}}; {{langx|se|Jiellevárri gielda}} or Váhčira gielda; Meänkieli: Jellivaaran kunta; {{Langx|fi|Jällivaaran kunta}}) 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

Image:samachch.jpg Church in Gällivare.]]

There are six localities (or urban areas) in Gällivare Municipality:[http://www.scb.se/statistik/MI/MI0810/2005A01A/Tatorternami0810tab1en.xls Statistics Sweden as of December 31, 2005]

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

The municipal seat in bold

= Other settlements =

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.{{cite web|url=https://valresultat.svt.se/2022/riksdagsval-2523-gallivare.html|title=Valresultat 2022 för Gällivare i riksdagsvalet|publisher=SVT|language=sv|date=11 September 2022|access-date=21 January 2024}}

Electoral districts for the 2022 Swedish general election reported a population of 17,434 residents, including 13,652 Swedish citizens of voting age. 53.0% voted for the left coalition and 45.8% for the right coalition. Median income is high compared to other municipalities in the region, primarily due to a large mining industry in the area. Indicators are in percentage form with the exception of population totals and income.

role="presentation" class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible" ! rowspan="3" \|Location ! {{tooltip\|2=Number of residents in district, regardless of age or citizenship status\|Residents}} ! {{tooltip\|2=Swedish citizens above the age of 18, automatically eligible to vote\|Citizen {{br}} adults}} ! {{tooltip\|2=Social Democrats, Left Party, Centre Party, Green Party, %\|Left vote}} ! {{tooltip\|2=Sweden Democrats, Moderates, Christian Democrats, Liberals, %\|Right vote}} ! {{tooltip\|2=Defined by Statistiska Centralbyrån (SCB) as the share of people between the ages of 20 and 64 who are working taxpayers, %\|Employed}} ! {{tooltip\|2=Defined by Statistiska Centralbyrån (SCB) as residents born in Sweden with at least one Swedish-born parent, %\|Swedish {{br}} parents}} ! {{tooltip\|2=Defined by Statistiska Centralbyrån (SCB) as residents born abroad or in Sweden with two foreign-born parents, %\|Foreign {{br}} heritage}} ! {{tooltip\|2=Defined by Statistiska Centralbyrån (SCB) as the median income received monthly income through either employment, capital gains or social grants for the median adult above 20, also including pensioners in Swedish kronor\|Income {{br}} SEK}} ! {{tooltip\|2=Defined by Statistiska Centralbyrån (SCB) as any degree accumulated after high school, %\|Degree}}
! ! style="background:{{party color\|Swedish Social Democratic Party}};color:#FFFFFF;" \| ! style="background:{{party color\|Moderate Party}};color:#FFFFFF;" \| ! ! ! ! !
data-sort-type="number" \| ! data-sort-type="number" \| ! data-sort-type="number" \| % ! data-sort-type="number" \| % ! data-sort-type="number" \| ! data-sort-type="number" \| ! data-sort-type="number" \| ! data-sort-type="number" \| ! data-sort-type="number" \|
align="left" \|Dundret \| 1,189 \| 991 \| 46.1 \| 52.0 \| 87 \| 84 \| 16 \| 31,779 \| 32
align="left" \|Gällivare C \| 2,067 \| 1,690 \| 57.7 \| 41.3 \| 82 \| 80 \| 20 \| 24,507 \| 23
align="left" \|Gällivare N \| 920 \| 808 \| 61.9 \| 36.3 \| 81 \| 92 \| 8 \| 23,559 \| 20
align="left" \|Gällivare S \| 1,682 \| 1,400 \| 47.3 \| 51.1 \| 85 \| 91 \| 9 \| 24,855 \| 17
align="left" \|Gällivare V \| 1,138 \| 889 \| 54.1 \| 45.5 \| 91 \| 93 \| 7 \| 33,467 \| 36
align="left" \|Heden \| 2,317 \| 1,750 \| 55.4 \| 44.2 \| 91 \| 93 \| 7 \| 32,511 \| 34
align="left" \|Koskullskulle \| 2,318 \| 1,648 \| 50.2 \| 48.8 \| 85 \| 85 \| 15 \| 31,294 \| 25
align="left" \|Maria \| 1,256 \| 965 \| 53.2 \| 45.4 \| 86 \| 85 \| 15 \| 27,833 \| 34
align="left" \|Mellanområdet \| 2,464 \| 1,864 \| 53.0 \| 46.1 \| 91 \| 93 \| 7 \| 32,542 \| 28
align="left" \|Sjöparken \| 2,083 \| 1,647 \| 54.3 \| 44.4 \| 84 \| 86 \| 14 \| 28,206 \| 29
colspan="10" align="left" \|Source: SVT

role="presentation" class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"

! rowspan="3" |Location

! {{tooltip|2=Number of residents in district, regardless of age or citizenship status|Residents}}

! {{tooltip|2=Swedish citizens above the age of 18, automatically eligible to vote|Citizen {{br}} adults}}

! {{tooltip|2=Social Democrats, Left Party, Centre Party, Green Party, %|Left vote}}

! {{tooltip|2=Sweden Democrats, Moderates, Christian Democrats, Liberals, %|Right vote}}

! {{tooltip|2=Defined by Statistiska Centralbyrån (SCB) as the share of people between the ages of 20 and 64 who are working taxpayers, %|Employed}}

! {{tooltip|2=Defined by Statistiska Centralbyrån (SCB) as residents born in Sweden with at least one Swedish-born parent, %|Swedish {{br}} parents}}

! {{tooltip|2=Defined by Statistiska Centralbyrån (SCB) as residents born abroad or in Sweden with two foreign-born parents, %|Foreign {{br}} heritage}}

! {{tooltip|2=Defined by Statistiska Centralbyrån (SCB) as the median income received monthly income through either employment, capital gains or social grants for the median adult above 20, also including pensioners in Swedish kronor|Income {{br}} SEK}}

! {{tooltip|2=Defined by Statistiska Centralbyrån (SCB) as any degree accumulated after high school, %|Degree}}

! style="background:{{party color|Swedish Social Democratic Party}};color:#FFFFFF;" |

! style="background:{{party color|Moderate Party}};color:#FFFFFF;" |

data-sort-type="number" |

! data-sort-type="number" |

! data-sort-type="number" | %

! data-sort-type="number" |

align="left" |Dundret

| 1,189

| 991

| 46.1

| 52.0

| 87

| 84

| 16

| 31,779

| 32

align="left" |Gällivare C

| 2,067

| 1,690

| 57.7

| 41.3

| 82

| 80

| 20

| 24,507

| 23

align="left" |Gällivare N

| 920

| 808

| 61.9

| 36.3

| 81

| 92

| 8

| 23,559

| 20

align="left" |Gällivare S

| 1,682

| 1,400

| 47.3

| 51.1

| 85

| 91

| 9

| 24,855

| 17

align="left" |Gällivare V

| 1,138

| 889

| 54.1

| 45.5

| 91

| 93

| 7

| 33,467

| 36

align="left" |Heden

| 2,317

| 1,750

| 55.4

| 44.2

| 91

| 93

| 7

| 32,511

| 34

align="left" |Koskullskulle

| 2,318

| 1,648

| 50.2

| 48.8

| 85

| 15

| 31,294

| 25

align="left" |Maria

| 1,256

| 965

| 53.2

| 45.4

| 86

| 85

| 15

| 27,833

| 34

align="left" |Mellanområdet

| 2,464

| 1,864

| 53.0

| 46.1

| 91

| 93

| 7

| 32,542

| 28

align="left" |Sjöparken

| 2,083

| 1,647

| 54.3

| 44.4

| 84

| 86

| 14

| 28,206

| 29

colspan="10" align="left" |Source: SVT

Elections

=[[Swedish Riksdag|Riksdag]]=

"Turnout" denotes the percentage of eligible voters casting any ballots, whereas "Votes" denotes the number of actual valid ballots cast.

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"

! Year

! Turnout

! Votes

! V

! S

! MP

! C

! L

! KD

! M

! SD

! ND

! NP/SP

1973{{cite web|url=https://www.scb.se/H/SOS%201911-/Valstatistiken/Allm%C3%A4nna%20valen%20(SOS)%201970-1998/Valstatistik-Allmanna-valen-1973-Del-1-Riksdagsvalet.pdf|title=Riksdagsvalet 1973 (page 168)|publisher=SCB|language=sv|access-date=27 August 2017}}

| 86.6

| 14,719

| 20.7

| 48.8

| 0.0

| 13.5

| 3.6

| 0.7

| 10.6

| 0.0

1976{{cite web|url=https://www.scb.se/H/SOS%201911-/Valstatistiken/Allm%C3%A4nna%20valen%20(SOS)%201970-1998/Valstatistik-Allmanna-valen-1976-Del-1-Riksdagsvalet.pdf|title=Riksdagsvalet 1976 (page 163)|publisher=SCB|language=sv|access-date=27 August 2017}}

| 87.0

| 15,619

| 17.8

| 51.5

| 0.0

| 14.0

| 4.8

| 0.8

| 9.5

| 0.0

1979{{cite web|url=https://www.scb.se/H/SOS%201911-/Valstatistiken/Allm%C3%A4nna%20valen%20(SOS)%201970-1998/Valstatistik-Allmanna-valen-1979-Del-1-Riksdagsvalet.pdf|title=Riksdagsvalet 1979 (page 187)|publisher=SCB|language=sv|access-date=27 August 2017}}

| 87.0

| 15,699

| 15.7

| 53.9

| 0.0

| 9.1

| 4.7

| 0.9

| 11.3

| 0.0

1982{{cite web|url=https://www.scb.se/H/SOS%201911-/Valstatistiken/Allm%C3%A4nna%20valen%20(SOS)%201970-1998/Valstatistik-Allmanna-valen-1982-Del-1-Riksdagsvalet.pdf|title=Riksdagsvalet 1982 (page 189)|publisher=SCB|language=sv|access-date=27 August 2017}}

| 87.7

| 16,008

| 16.5

| 58.0

| 0.8

| 7.2

| 1.9

| 1.2

| 12.4

| 0.0

1985{{cite web|url=https://www.scb.se/H/SOS%201911-/Valstatistiken/Allm%C3%A4nna%20valen%20(SOS)%201970-1998/Valstatistik-Allmanna-valen-1985-Del-1-Riksdagsvalet.pdf|title=Riksdagsvalet 1985 (page 189)|publisher=SCB|language=sv|access-date=27 August 2017}}

| 85.4

| 15,443

| 18.1

| 56.6

| 0.6

| 5.7

| 6.0

| 0.0

| 11.9

| 0.0

1988{{cite web|url=https://www.scb.se/H/SOS%201911-/Valstatistiken/Allm%C3%A4nna%20valen%20(SOS)%201970-1998/Valstatistik-Allmanna-valen-1988-Del-1-Riksdagsvalet.pdf|title=Riksdagsvalet 1988 (page 169)|publisher=SCB|language=sv|access-date=27 August 2017}}

| 79.6

| 14,065

| 16.8

| 57.0

| 3.6

| 4.9

| 5.2

| 1.4

| 9.1

| 0.0

1991{{cite web|url=https://www.scb.se/H/SOS%201911-/Valstatistiken/Allm%C3%A4nna%20valen%20(SOS)%201970-1998/Valstatistik-Allmanna-valen-1991-Del-1-Riksdagsvalet.pdf|title=Riksdagsvalet 1991 (page 31)|publisher=SCB|language=sv|access-date=27 August 2017}}

| 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{{cite web|url=https://www.scb.se/H/SOS%201911-/Valstatistiken/Allm%C3%A4nna%20valen%20(SOS)%201970-1998/Valstatistik-Allmanna-valen-1994-Del-1-Riksdagsvalet.pdf|title=Riksdagsvalet 1994 (page 46)|publisher=SCB|language=sv|access-date=27 August 2017}}

| 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{{cite web|url=https://www.scb.se/Grupp/Hitta_statistik/Historisk_statistik/_Dokument/Valstatistiken/Valstatistik%20Allmanna%20valen%201998%20Del%201%20Riksdagen.pdf|title=Riksdagsvalet 1998 (page 43)|publisher=SCB|language=sv|access-date=27 August 2017}}

| 77.1

| 12,507

| 33.5

| 43.2

| 3.2

| 1.7

| 1.9

| 4.6

| 10.6

| 0.0

2002{{cite web|url=http://www.val.se/val/val_02/slutresultat/25R/2523/2523.html|title=Valresultat Riksdag Gällivare kommun 2002|publisher=Valmyndigheten|language=sv|access-date=27 August 2017}}

| 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{{cite web|url=http://www.val.se/val/val2006/slutlig/R/kommun/25/23/roster.html|title=Valresultat Riksdag Gällivare kommun 2006|publisher=Valmyndigheten|language=sv|access-date=27 August 2017}}

| 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{{cite web|url=http://www.val.se/val/val2010/slutresultat/R/kommun/25/23/index.html|title=Valresultat Riksdag Gällivare kommun 2010|publisher=Valmyndigheten|language=sv|access-date=27 August 2017}}

| 80.6

| 12,000

| 13.6

| 55.9

| 3.8

| 1.7

| 2.3

| 2.4

| 14.2

| 5.0

| 0.0

2014{{cite web|url=http://www.val.se/val/val2014/slutresultat/R/kommun/25/23/index.html|title=Valresultat Riksdag Gällivare kommun 2014|publisher=Valmyndigheten|language=sv|access-date=27 August 2017}}

| 82.2

| 12,108

| 11.6

| 50.5

| 4.2

| 1.8

| 1.4

| 2.3

| 10.8

| 15.2

| 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:

References

External links

[https://gallivare.se/ Gällivare Municipality] - Official site {{in lang|sv}}
[http://www.barganews.com/2008/06/twinning-ceremony-with-gallivare-sweden/ Town twinning ceremony with Barga, Italy]

{{Geographic location

| Centre = Gällivare

| N = Kiruna

| NE = Pajala

| E = Överkalix

| SE = Boden

| S = Jokkmokk

| SW = {{Flagicon|NOR}} Hamarøy

| NW = {{Flagicon|NOR}} Narvik

}}

Category:Municipalities of Norrbotten County

Category:Meänkieli-language municipalities

Category:Sámi-language municipalities