Storuman Municipality
Storuman Municipality
Storumans kommun | |
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The lake at Storuman seen from the hills above the town | |
| Coordinates: 65°06′N 17°06′E / 65.100°N 17.100°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| County | Västerbotten County |
| Seat | Storuman |
| Area | |
• Total | 8,234.1 km2 (3,179.2 sq mi) |
| • Land | 7,303.53 km2 (2,819.91 sq mi) |
| • Water | 930.57 km2 (359.30 sq mi) |
| Area as of 1 January 2014. | |
| Population (31 December 2024) | |
• Total | 5,577 |
| • Density | 0.68/km2 (1.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | SE |
| Province | Lapland |
| Municipal code | 2421 |
| Website | www.storuman.se |
Storuman Municipality (Swedish: Storumans kommun; Southern Sami: Luspie tjïelte; Ume Sami: Lusspie kommuvnna) is a municipality in Västerbotten County in northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Storuman.
The parish Stensele was created as late as 1822. It was, together with the parish Tärna, made into a municipality in 1863. In 1903 Tärna was detached to form a municipality of its own. The local government reform of 1971 saw the reunification of Stensele and Tärnaby municipalities, thus forming Storuman Municipality with the name taken from its largest town.
Tärnaby, a small village in the municipality, has fostered the internationally famous alpine skiers Ingemar Stenmark, Stig Strand and Anja Pärson.