Kalix Municipality
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| Kalix kommun | |
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 Coat of arms |
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| County | Norrbotten County |
| Province | Norrbotten |
| Seat | Kalix |
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| Population • Total |
133rd of 290 17,162 inhabitants[1] |
| Area • Total area • Land area • Water area |
54th of 290 1,911.45 km² (738.01 sq mi)[2] 1,815.02 km² (700.78 sq mi)[2] 96.43 km² (37.23 sq mi)[2] |
| Density • Total |
236th of 290 9.46 inh/km² (24.49 inh/sq mi) |
| Municipal code | 2514[3] |
| Website | www.kalix.se |
| Density is calculated using land area only | |
Kalix Municipality (Swedish: Kalix kommun) is a municipality in Norrbotten County in northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Kalix.
In 1924 Töre Municipality was detached from Nederkalix Municipality, forming a municipality of its own. In 1967 the two units were reunified, and the present municipality was created.
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[edit] History
In historical times, Kalix was the name of the court district (Swedish: domsaga) Kalix Lower Court District. It covered two parishes: Lower and Upper Kalix (Swedish: Nederkalix and Överkalix, respectively). The chalice on the coat of arms was present in the Nederkalix coat of arms in 1800, and incorporated into Kalix Municipality in 1989.
[edit] Localities
There are twelve localities (or urban areas) in Kalix Municipality:[4]
| # | Locality | Population |
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| 1 | Kalix | 7,312 |
| 2 | Töre | 1,146 |
| 3 | Rolfs | 1,116 |
| 4 | Nyborg | 881 |
| 5 | Risögrund | 782 |
| 6 | Sangis | 612 |
| 7 | Karlsborg | 419 |
| 8 | Bredviken | 374 |
| 9 | Båtskärsnäs | 340 |
| 10 | Gammelgården | 307 |
| 11 | Morjärv | 297 |
| 12 | Påläng | 291 |
The municipal seat in bold
[edit] Sister city
Kalix Municipality has one sister city:
[edit] Notable natives
[edit] References
- ^ Statistics Sweden as of December 31, 2008
- ^ a b c Statistics Sweden as of January 1, 2009
- ^ Statistics Sweden as of January 1, 2009
- ^ Statistics Sweden as of December 31, 2005
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Kalix Municipality |
- Kalix Municipality - Official site
- Article Kalix - Nordisk familjebok (Swedish)
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