Kiruna

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Kiruna montage.png
Coat of arms of
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Coordinates: 67°51′N 020°13′E / 67.850°N 20.217°E / 67.850; 20.217Coordinates: 67°51′N 020°13′E / 67.850°N 20.217°E / 67.850; 20.217
CountrySweden
ProvinceLapland
CountyNorrbotten County
MunicipalityKiruna Municipality
Charter1948
Area
 • Total16.53 km2 (6.38 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2010)[1]
 • Total18,148
 • Density1,098/km2 (2,840/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Websitekiruna.se
Kiruna photograpy taken from Luossavaara

Kiruna is a town in the county of Norrbotten in Sweden. It is the seat of Kiruna Municipality.

Kiruna was founded in 1900 as a mining community.

Kiruna Media

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010 (in Swedish) (14 December 2011)Statistics Sweden. Retrieved 10 January 2012.

Other websites

Media related to Kiruna at Wikimedia Commons