Sorsele Municipality

Sorsele Municipality (, Ume Sami: Suorssá gielda) is a municipality in Västerbotten Coonty in northern Swaden. Its seat is locatit in Sorsele.

Sorsele Municipality covers an aurie o 8,012 km2. It is the eleivent lairgest municipality bi size, but haes the seicont smawest population.

The municipality haes no been affectit bi the twa local govrenment reforms o the 20t century, but haes haed its lairge size syne the municipal seestem wis implementit in 1863.

The name appears tae stem frae the Sami wird sourge, which means branch, an sel, which is o Swadish oreegin an refers tae a kynd o stream. This refers tae the protectit Vindel River (Swedish: Vindelälven), which flows through the toun an municipality o Sorsele.

Geografie wise, aroond hauf o the municipal aurie is pairt o the Vindelfjällen natur reserve.

Localities
There is anerlie ane locality (or urban aurie) in Sorsele Municipality:Statistics Sweden as of December 31, 2005

 #  Locality  Population 1  Sorsele  1,288

References

Freemit airtins

Sorsele Municipality - Offeecial steid 

Category:Municipalities o Västerbotten Coonty