Kiruna

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	Coordinates: 67°51′N 020°13′E / 67.850°N 20.217°ECoordinates: 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)
• 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 is a town in the county of Norrbotten in Sweden. It is the seat of Kiruna Municipality.

Kiruna photograpy taken from Luossavaara

Kiruna was founded in 1900 as a mining community.

Kiruna Media

An Iore-hauled train passing Vassijaure
The old Kiruna City Hall in summer
Population development in Kiruna town
Aurora taken from the suburbs of Kiruna
Church of Kiruna
An old mansion near the centre of Kiruna.
The ice hotel in Jukkasjärvi
View from just outside Kiruna, with European route E10 left to Luleå and right to Narvik, Norway (and to Kiruna's railway station)
Boeing 737-600 aircraft at Kiruna Airport
The ore body in Kiruna is an inclined slab of magnetite, 80 m wide, 4 km long and at least 2 km underground

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Coat of arms
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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
Country	Sweden
Province	Lapland
County	Norrbotten County
Municipality	Kiruna Municipality
Charter	1948
Area ^[1]
• 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