Piteå Municipality
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| Piteå kommun | |
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 Coat of arms |
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| County | Norrbotten County |
| Province | Norrbotten |
| Seat | Piteå |
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| Population • Total |
52nd of 290 40,902 inhabitants[1] |
| Area • Total area • Land area • Water area |
28th of 290 3,262.56 km² (1,259.68 sq mi)[2] 3,111.79 km² (1,201.47 sq mi)[2] 150.77 km² (58.21 sq mi)[2] |
| Density • Total |
212th of 290 13.14 inh/km² (34.04 inh/sq mi) |
| Municipal code | 2581[3] |
| Website | www.pitea.se |
| Density is calculated using land area only | |
Piteå Municipality (Swedish: Piteå kommun) is a municipality in Norrbotten County in northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Piteå.
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[edit] Localities
There are 14 localities (or urban areas) in Piteå Municipality:[4]
| # | 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
[edit] Sister cities
Piteå Municipality has three sister cities:[5]
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[edit] 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
[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
- ^ Official site (Swedish)
[edit] External links
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- Piteå Municipality - Official site
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