Skellefteå is a Municipality in Västerbotten County, in northern Sweden. The municipality covers an area of 6838.4 km². Of the total population of 72476, 35984 are male, and 36492 are female. The population density of the community is 11 inhabitants per km². The Municipalities or Kommuner represent the local level of self government in Sweden. ... Västerbotten County, or Västerbottens län is a County or län in the north of Sweden. ... The Kingdom of Sweden (Swedish: Konungariket Sverige listen) is a Nordic country in Scandinavia, in Northern Europe. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Population density can be used as a measurement of any tangible item. ...
The municipality borders in the south to Robertsfors, and clockwise to Umeå, Vindeln, Norsjö, Arvidsjaur and Piteå. Norra Västerbotten is the local newspaper of Skellefteå. A municipality or general-purpose district (compare with: special-purpose district) is an administrative local area generally composed of a clearly defined territory and commonly referring to a city, town, or village government. ... Vindeln is a Municipality in Västerbotten County, in northern Sweden. ... Arvidsjaur is a Municipality in Norrbotten County, in northern Sweden. ...
Skellefteå is located close to the coast by the Skellefte river and approximately 700 km north of Stockholm.
To the south and east of the Skellefte district the high grade gneissic and migmatitic equivalents to the supracrustal rocks in the Skellefte District are intruded by minimum melt granitoids.
The Kågedals deformation zone to the south of the Björkdal pluton is parallel to the structural trend of the Skellefte district.