Hemavan | |
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 The Hemavan Valley, viewed from the ski resort, just after noon a few days before the winter solstice in December 2007 | |
  Hemavan  Hemavan | |
| Coordinates: 65°50′N 15°05′E / 65.833°N 15.083°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Lapland |
| County | Västerbotten County |
| Municipality | Storuman Municipality |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.91 km2 (0.35 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2010)[1] | |
| • Total | 222 |
| • Density | 245/km2 (630/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Hemavan (South Sami: Bïerke) is a locality situated in Storuman Municipality, Västerbotten County (Lapland), Sweden with 222 inhabitants in 2010.[1]
It is located on European route E12. During the winter months Hemavan caters to many tourists as a ski resort, mainly from Sweden and the neighbouring countries of Norway and Finland.
Hemavan also has the Hemavan Airport, with one flight per day 6 days of the week to and from Stockholm-Arlanda.[citation needed]
Hemavan is the starting point of the Kungsleden trail.
- ^ a b c "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.