Arjeplog Municipality

Arjeplog Municipality (Swedish: Arjeplogs kommun, Northern Sami: Arjepluovvi gielda; Pite Sami: Árjepluove komuvdna) is a municipality in Norrbotten County in northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Arjeplog.

Arjeplog Municipality
Arjeplogs kommun
Municipality
Coordinates: 66°02′N 17°57′E
CountrySweden
CountyNorrbotten County
SeatArjeplog
Area
  Total14,494.09 km2 (5,596.20 sq mi)
  Land12,556.77 km2 (4,848.20 sq mi)
  Water1,937.32 km2 (748.00 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 (31 December 2023)
  Total2,609
  Density0.18/km2 (0.47/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceLapland
Municipal code2506
Websitewww.arjeplog.se

The area, which now is Arjeplog Municipality, used to be a single parish (Swedish: socken), which was made into a municipality when the first Swedish local government acts were implemented in 1863. It has not been amalgamated with any other entity. In terms of geographical area, Arjeplog is one of Sweden's largest, but it is also the country's least densely populated municipality. The vast majority of the populace live in Arjeplog, which is one of Sweden's smallest municipal seats.

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