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Surface of your region in km²:
Number of inhabitants:		% men: 49.89 - % women: 50.10
Rural population:		City population:
Capital city:
Main cities and number of inhabitants of each of them:	Umeå – 75.000 (Umeå municipality: 111.000) Skellefteå – 32.000 (Skellefteå municipality: 73.000) Lycksele – 8.000 (Lycksele municipality: 12.800)
Main economic activities in the region:
Importance of tourism comparing to other economic affairs:	2 - 3%
SME: Number of private tourist companies with less than 5 employees in your Region:	No figures – 90% is a guess!
Employment in tourism in % of total employment:	2 - 3%
Main landscape (mountains, urban areas, etc.):	Agricultural land 2%
Main climate:	The County of Västerbotten is a typical “two season area” (or eight seasons if you ask the sami people). Winter from November to April (lowest temperature in 100 years: -52 C), summer from June to August (highest temperature in 100 years: +33 C), and a short autumn in September/October and spring in May.
Main tourist activities:	Wintertime – skiing, snow mobiling, winter fishing, conferences, adventures, culture, festivals
Main tourist cities:	Umeå, Skellefteå, Lycksele
Main cultural events:	Festivals – Jazz, film, theatre, folk music, baroque, markets etc
Airport(s) in:	Umeå, Skellefteå, Lycksele, Storuman, Vilhelmina, Hemavan

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