Malå
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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name = Malå
|image_skyline = Mala kyrka.jpg
|image_caption = Malå Church in August 2013
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|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = Sweden
|subdivision_type3 = Municipality
|subdivision_name3 = Malå Municipality
|subdivision_type2 = County
|subdivision_name2 = Västerbotten County
|subdivision_type1 = Province
|subdivision_name1 = Lapland
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|area_total_km2 = 2.61
|population_as_of = December 31, 2010
|population_total = 2,050
|population_density_km2 = 785
|timezone = CET
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Malå ({{langx|sju|Máláge}}, {{langx|sma|Maalege}}) is a locality and the seat of Malå Municipality in Västerbotten County, province of Lapland, Sweden with 2,050 inhabitants in 2010.
History
The Swedish name Malå comes from the Sami Máláge. The origin is unclear, but the word might derive from "málle," which means blood or sap.{{Cite book |last=Collinder |first=Björn |url=https://libris.kb.se/bib/597443 |title=Ordbok till Sveriges lapska ortnamn |date=1964 |pages=126}} A later interpretation is that Máláge refers back to the Swedish name, which was associated with the river (Måll-ån in 1553). It has been assumed that the river's name comes from the Swedish dialect word "mal," meaning 'sand, gravel, or small stones.{{Cite book |url=https://libris.kb.se/bib/8998039 |title=Svenskt ortnamnslexikon: utarbetat inom Språk- och folkminnesinstitutet och Institutionen för nordiska språk vid Uppsala universitet |date=2003 |publisher=Språk- och folkminnesinstitutet |isbn=978-91-7229-020-4 |editor-last=Wahlberg |editor-first=Mats |series=Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis |location=Uppsala |pages=207 |editor-last2=Språk- och folkminnesinstitutet |editor-last3=Uppsala universitet}}
Malå is the parish village in Malå parish and was part of Malå rural municipality after the municipal reform of 1862. On May 30, 1941, the Malåträsks municipal community was established for the village, which was dissolved on December 31, 1952. Between 1971 and 1974, and since 1983, the village has been part of Malå Municipality, where it is the central locality. Between 1974 and 1983, the village was part of Norsjö Municipality.{{Cite book |last=Andersson |first=Per |url=https://libris.kb.se/bib/7766806 |title=Sveriges kommunindelning 1863–1993 |date=1993 |isbn=978-91-87784-05-7}}
Sports
The following sports clubs are located in Malå:
See also
References
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Category:Municipal seats of Västerbotten County
Category:Swedish municipal seats
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