Marielund, Haparanda

Marielund
Marielund
Coordinates: 65°50′N 24°07′E / 65.833°N 24.117°E / 65.833; 24.117Coordinates: 65°50′N 24°07′E / 65.833°N 24.117°E / 65.833; 24.117
Country Sweden
Province Norrbotten
County Norrbotten County
Municipality Haparanda Municipality
Area[1]
  Total 1.17 km2 (0.45 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2010)[1]
  Total 1,726
  Density 1,478/km2 (3,830/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Marielund is a locality situated in Haparanda Municipality, Norrbotten County, Sweden with 1,726 inhabitants in 2010.[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.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "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.
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