Marielund

Marielund
Marielund
Coordinates:
Country Sweden
Province Norrbotten
County Norrbotten County
Municipality Haparanda Municipality
Area[1]
 • Total 1.20 km2 (0.5 sq mi)
Population (2005-12-31)[1]
 • Total 1,865
 • Density 1,557/km2 (4,032.6/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Marielund is a locality situated in Haparanda Municipality, Norrbotten County, Sweden with 1,865 inhabitants in 2005.[1] It was built as a suburb to Haparanda in the 1970s and then got the name Mattila after a small village in the neighbourhood. To avoid confusion, the name was changed to the current one in the 1980s.

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