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Umeå (IPA: ˘ʉməoː – ) is a city and municipality in the county of Västerbotten, Sweden. Founded in 1664, Umeå is today a centre of education, technical and medical research, with two universities and over 30,000 students, and is the largest city in northern Sweden, with 110,700 inhabitants (2006).
Umeå is one of Sweden's fastest growing cities. The average age of the 110 000 people who live in Umeå is 37. Efforts are also made to develop Umeå even more - the goal is to pass the 150 000 figure before 2050. The city is a centre of research, art, and culture. It aims at being elected the European Cultural Capital for 2014.
Umeå has been expanding for several decades. Growth was speeded up in 1965, the same year that the university was established. In the last 30 years, housing in Umeå has doubled and this rate of growth continues. 700 to 800 new apartments are at present constructed each year.
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