What is Umeå?
{{Infobox settlement | official_name = Umeå | nickname = ''Björkarnas stad'' (town of birches) | image_skyline = Umeå rådhus.jpg | image_caption = [[Umeå Town Hall|Umeå Old Town Hall]] | image_shield = Umeå vapen.svg | pushpin_map = Sweden | pushpin_label_position = left | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = [[Sweden]] | subdivision_type1 = [[Provinces of Sweden|Province]] | subdivision_name1 = [[Västerbotten]] | subdivision_type2 = [[Counties of Sweden|County]] | subdivision_name2 = [[Västerbotten County]] | subdivision_type3 = [[Municipalities of Sweden|Municipality]] | subdivision_name3 = [[Umeå Municipality]] | established_title3 = [[Stad (Sweden)|Charter]] | established_date3 = 17th Century | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 34.15 | population_as_of = 31 December 2010 | population_footnotes = | population_total = 79,594 | population_metro = 111771 | population_density_km2 = 2331 | timezone = [[Central European Time|CET]] | utc_offset = +1 | timezone_DST = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]] | utc_offset_DST = +2 | coordinates = {{coord|63|49|30|N|20|15|50|E|region:SE|display=inline,title}} | elevation_m = 12 | postal_code_type = Postal code | postal_code = 900 01 - 908 50 | area_code = (+46) 90 | website = {{URL|http://www.umea.se/}} }} [[File:Umeå in Sweden.png|thumb|]] '''Umeå''' is a town in northern Sweden. The town is known for the large number of birch trees.<ref name=f1888/> About 116,465 people were living in [[Umeå Municipality]] in late 2011. The town had to recover from a [[1888 Umeå fire|very large fire in 1888]].<ref name=f1888>[http://www.umu.se/english/umea/discover Umea University], retrieved 1 May 2014</ref> Umeå is the biggest city in [[Norrland]], the most northern region of Sweden since 1962. The town had about