Piteå Municipality
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| Piteå Municipality Piteå kommun | ||
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| Municipality | ||
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| Country | Sweden | |
| County | Norrbotten County | |
| Seat | Piteå | |
| Area[1] | ||
| • Total | 4,718.26 km2 (1,821.73 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 3,111.79 km2 (1,201.47 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 1,606.47 km2 (620.26 sq mi) | |
| Area as of January 1, 2010. | ||
| Population (June 30, 2012)[2] | ||
| • Total | 40,781 | |
| • Density | 8.6/km2 (22/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| ISO 3166 code | SE | |
| Province | Norrbotten | |
| Municipal code | 2581 | |
| Website | www.pitea.se | |
Piteå Municipality (Swedish: Piteå kommun) is a municipality in Norrbotten County in northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Piteå.
Localities
There are 14 localities (or urban areas) in Piteå Municipality:[3]
| # | Locality | Population |
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| 1 | Piteå | 22,650 |
| 2 | Bergsviken | 2,317 |
| 3 | Rosvik | 1,766 |
| 4 | Norrfjärden | 1,423 |
| 5 | Hortlax | 1,247 |
| 6 | Roknäs | 1,242 |
| 7 | Jävre | 572 |
| 8 | Lillpite | 454 |
| 9 | Böle | 418 |
| 10 | Hemmingsmark | 398 |
| 11 | Sjulsmark | 369 |
| 12 | Svensbyn | 362 |
| 13 | Blåsmark | 332 |
| 14 | Sikfors | 211 |
The municipal seat in bold
Sister cities
Piteå Municipality has three sister cities:[4]
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Notable natives
- Lina Andersson, cross-country skier
- Nicolai Dunger, artist
- Nils Edén, politician
- Tomas Holmström, ice hockey player
- Niklas Jonsson, cross-country skier
- Liza Marklund, author
- Stefan Persson, ice hockey player
- Mikael Renberg, ice hockey player
- Daniel Solander, botanist
- Mattias Öhlund, ice hockey player
See also
References
- ↑ "Statistiska centralbyrån den 1 januari 2010" (Microsoft Excel) (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
- ↑ "SCB, Befolkningsstatistik 30 juni 2012" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. Retrieved 2010-08-19.
- ↑ Statistics Sweden as of December 31, 2005
- ↑ Official site (Swedish)
External links
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Coordinates: 65°20′N 21°30′E / 65.333°N 21.500°E
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