Kiruna Municipality
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Kiruna Municipality and Kiruna in Sweden Map outlining municipalities of Sweden |
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| Seat | Kiruna | |
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| County | Norrbotten County | |
| Province | Lapland | |
| Area Rank |
19,446.8 km² 1st of 290 |
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| Population Rank (2005) |
23,254 105th of 290 |
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| Density | 1.2/km² | |
Kiruna Municipality is a Swedish municipality in Norrbotten County in northern Sweden. Its seat is in the town Kiruna, with 19,000 inhabitants.
Kiruna is the northernmost municipality in Sweden, and with 19,446.8 km² is Sweden's geographically largest being as large as the combined area of Sweden's three southernmost provinces Skåne, Blekinge and Halland, or slightly smaller than the country of Slovenia.
Meänkieli and Sami have the official status of being minority languages in the municipality.
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Settlements with over 200 inhabitants in 2000.
- Jukkasjärvi 541
- Karesuando 327
- Kiruna 19,148
- Kuttainen 343
- Svappavaara 434
- Vittangi 851
- Övre Soppero 230
There are also several smaller villages scattered across the municipality.
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- (Swedish) Kiruna - Official site
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