Vittangi

Vittangi
Vittangi
Coordinates: 67°40′N 21°38′E / 67.667°N 21.633°ECoordinates: 67°40′N 21°38′E / 67.667°N 21.633°E
Country Sweden
Province Lapland
County Norrbotten County
Municipality Kiruna Municipality
Area[1]
  Total 2.27 km2 (0.88 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2010)[1]
  Total 784
  Density 346/km2 (900/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Vittangi is a locality situated in Kiruna Municipality, Norrbotten County, Sweden with 784 inhabitants in 2010.[1]

The locality is very notable because it houses a cluster of people suffering from congenital analgesia, an otherwise extremely rare illness.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 10 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.