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Holmsund is a locality situated in Umeå Municipality, Västerbotten County, Sweden with 5,489 inhabitants in 2010. It is located 18 km south of the city of Umeå and serves as a port for Umeå.

Key facts

Settlement.official_name
Holmsund
Settlement.image_skyline
Holmsunds_sag1.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
The Holmsund sawmill in 2012
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Sweden Västerbotten#Sweden
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Sweden
Settlement.subdivision_type3
Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3
Umeå Municipality
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County
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Västerbotten County
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Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Västerbotten
Settlement.area_total_km2
5.48
Settlement.population_as_of
31 December 2010
Settlement.population_total
5,489
Settlement.population_density_km2
1001
Settlement.timezone
CET
Settlement.utc_offset
+1

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Holmsund
Population
6064
Area
673
Image
Djupvik nu1.jpg
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10 sections
Contents
  • Position
  • History
  • Notable residents
  • Sports people
  • Others
  • Holmsund in pictures
  • Sport
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Holmsund is a locality situated in Umeå Municipality, Västerbotten County, Sweden with 5,489 inhabitants in 2010. It is located 18 km south of the city of Umeå and serves as a port for Umeå.

==Position== Holmsund lies at the mouth of the Ume River. To the west, across the river estuary, is a town called Obbola, the towns are connected by the E12 road which is carried over the river estuary by the Obbola Bridge. Both Holmsund and Obbola have wood and paper industries. From the southern end of Holmsund a ferry service runs to the Finnish port of Vaasa.

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