Karesuando

urban area in Kiruna Municipality, Sweden

Karesuando (Finnish: Kaaresuvanto or Karesuvanto, Sami: Karesuanto, Gárasavvon or Karasavvon) is a locality in Kiruna Municipality in Norrbotten County in Sweden. It is the northernmost locality in Sweden. In 2010, 303 people lived there.[1] In 2011, 350 people lived there.[2]

Karesuando
Karesuando Church in August 2005
Karesuando Church in August 2005
Karesuando is located in Sweden
Karesuando
Karesuando
Coordinates: 68°26′27″N 22°28′50″E / 68.4407°N 22.480472°E / 68.4407; 22.480472
CountrySweden
ProvinceLapland
CountyNorrbotten County
MunicipalityKiruna Municipality
Area
 • Total0.93 km2 (0.36 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2010)[2]
 • Total300
 • Density324/km2 (840/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

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  1. 1.0 1.1 "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.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Befolkningstabell" (in Swedish). Karesuando. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 April 2013.

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