Övertorneå
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| Country | Sweden |
| Municipality | Övertorneå Municipality |
| County | Norrbotten County |
| Province | Norrbotten |
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| - Total | 2.68 km² (1 sq mi) |
| Population (2005-12-31)[1] | |
| - Total | 1,965 |
| - Density | 732/km² (1,895.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Övertorneå (Meänkieli name: Matarengi, Finnish name: Matarenki) is a town (pop. 2,000) in Norrbotten, Sweden and the seat of Övertorneå Municipality, Norrbotten County.
It is located at the shore of the Torne River, opposite to Ylitornio (Övertorneå is Swedish version of Ylitornio). Until the border between Sweden and Finland was drawn at the Torne River in 1809, the two villages on separate sides on the river were one.
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- ^ a b Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2000 och 2005 (xls) (Swedish). Statistics Sweden. Retrieved on 2008-05-15.
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