Place:Storumans, Västerbotten, Sweden

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NameStorumans
Alt namesStorumans kommun
Storumansource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeMunicipality
Coordinates65.1°N 17.1°E
Located inVästerbotten, Sweden
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Storuman Municipality 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.

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