Umeå

Umeå
/yuu"meuh oh'/, n.
a city in NE Sweden, on the Gulf of Bothnia. 81,088.

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Sweden
      town and capital of Västerbotten län (county), northeastern Sweden. It lies on the left bank of the Umeå River near the Gulf of Bothnia. It has long been an educational and cultural centre for northern Sweden. In 1622 it was incorporated by Gustav II Adolf. After suffering several destructive fires, especially in 1888, it was largely rebuilt. It is a commercial centre and port and manufactures furniture and machinery; it also has sawmills, the products of which are exported from its foreport, Holmsund. Umeå University (1965) has a sizable school of medicine. An open-air museum in the town has exhibits and collections illustrating the area's past. Pop. (2005 est.) mun., 110,758.

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