Kiruna
urban area in Kiruna Municipality, Sweden
Kiruna is a town in the county of Norrbotten in Sweden. It is the seat of Kiruna Municipality.
Kiruna - Giron | |
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 Clockwise from top: Kiruna skyline by night, Kiruna Church, the Icehotel in Jukkasjärvi, rocket launch at Esrange, bell tower at Kiruna Church. | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Kiruna - Giron | |
| Coordinates: 67°51′N 020°13′E / 67.850°N 20.217°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Lapland |
| County | Norrbotten County |
| Municipality | Kiruna Municipality |
| Charter | 1948 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 16.53 km2 (6.38 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2010)[1] | |
| • Total | 18,148 |
| • Density | 1,098/km2 (2,840/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Website | kiruna.se |
Kiruna was founded in 1900 as a mining community.
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 10 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
Other websites
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