Umeå ( , , ) is with 75,645 inhabitants the biggest city in
Norrland, northern
Sweden. The average age of the people who live in
Umeå is 37.Umeå is the seat of
Umeå Municipality and the
capital of
Västerbotten County and a centre of education, technical and medical research in Sweden, with two universities and over 30,000 students.Umeå has been expanding for several decades and is one of Sweden's fastest growing cities. Growth sped up in 1965, the same year that the university was established. In the last 30 years, housing in Umeå has doubled and this rate of growth continues. 700 to 800 new apartments are at present constructed each year.
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