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Umeå

Umeå ( , ; Finnish and ; ) is a city in northeast Sweden. It is the seat of Umeå Municipality and the capital of Västerbotten County.

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Umeå is a city located in northeastern Sweden that serves as the administrative center for both Umeå Municipality and Västerbotten County. As a regional capital, it plays an important role in governing and representing its surrounding area.

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Settlement.official_name: Umeå
Settlement.native_name: Ubmeje
Settlement.image_skyline: Umeå collage.png
Settlement.image_size: 300px
Settlement.nicknames: UmeBjörkarnas Stad (Town of Birches)
Settlement.pushpin_map: Sweden Västerbotten#Sweden
Settlement.pushpin_relief: 1
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Province
Settlement.subdivision_type3: County
Settlement.subdivision_type4: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Västerbotten County

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History
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Central
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South
Southeast
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Climate
Demography
Transportation
Culture
Sports
Education and research
Economy
Notable people
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Umeå ( , ; Finnish and ; ) is a city in northeast Sweden. It is the seat of Umeå Municipality and the capital of Västerbotten County.

Situated on the Ume River, Umeå is the largest locality in Norrland and the thirteenth largest in Sweden, with a wider municipal population of 132,235 inhabitants in the beginning of 2023. When Umeå University was established in 1965, growth accelerated, and the amount of housing has doubled in 30 years from 1980 to 2010. , Umeå was gaining around 1,000 inhabitants per year and the municipality plans for having 200,000 inhabitants by 2050. The projection of municipality size in 2050 has, however, been questioned as an overestimation in an independent study.