Gällivare Municipality ( or Váhčira gielda; Meänkieli: Jellivaaran kunta; ) is a municipality in Norrbotten County in northern Sweden. Its seat is Gällivare. It is the third largest municipality in Sweden. Gällivare Lapland Airport is the only airport in the region able to accommodate commercial fixed-wing aircraft; as such, it is a popular destination for hikers wishing to visit the Sarek and Padjelanta national parks.

Localities and settlements

There are six localities (or urban areas) in Gällivare Municipality: The municipal seat in bold

Other settlements

Demographics

This is a demographic table based on Gällivare Municipality's electoral districts in the sourced from SVT's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official statistics. Electoral districts for the 2022 Swedish general election reported a population of 17,434 residents, including 13,652 Swedish citizens of voting age. 53.0% voted for the left coalition and 45.8% for the right coalition. Median income is high compared to other municipalities in the region, primarily due to a large mining industry in the area. Indicators are in percentage form with the exception of population totals and income.

Elections

Riksdag

"Turnout" denotes the percentage of eligible voters casting any ballots, whereas "Votes" denotes the number of actual valid ballots cast. Blocs

Sister cities

Gällivare Municipality has four sister cities: