Kiruna Municipality
Kiruna Municipality (Swedish: Kiruna kommun; Northern Sami: Giron gielda; Meänkieli: Kierunan kunta; Finnish: Kiirunan kunta) is a municipality in Norrbotten County in northernmost Sweden. Its seat is located in Kiruna. It is the northernmost municipality in Sweden, and at 20,715 square kilometres (7,998 sq mi) is Sweden's geographically largest covering roughly 4.604% of its total area. Finnish, Meänkieli and Sami have the official status of being minority languages in the municipality.
Kiruna Municipality
Kiruna kommun (Swedish) Girona gielda (Northern Sami) Kierunan kunta (Meänkieli) Kiirunan kunta (Finnish) | |
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Municipality | |
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Coat of arms | |
| Coordinates: 67°51′N 020°13′E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| County | Norrbotten County |
| Seat | Kiruna |
| Area | |
| • Total | 20,551.42 km2 (7,934.95 sq mi) |
| • Land | 19,140.33 km2 (7,390.12 sq mi) |
| • Water | 1,411.09 km2 (544.82 sq mi) |
| Area as of 1 January 2014. | |
| Population (31 December 2023) | |
| • Total | 22,433 |
| • Density | 1.1/km2 (2.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | SE |
| Province | Lapland |
| Municipal code | 2584 |
| Website | www.kiruna.se |
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