Kiruna

urban area in Kiruna Municipality, Sweden

Kiruna is a town in the county of Norrbotten in Sweden. It is the seat of Kiruna Municipality.

Kiruna - Giron
Clockwise from top: Kiruna skyline by night, Kiruna Church, the Icehotel in Jukkasjärvi, rocket launch at Esrange, bell tower at Kiruna Church.
Clockwise from top: Kiruna skyline by night, Kiruna Church, the Icehotel in Jukkasjärvi, rocket launch at Esrange, bell tower at Kiruna Church.
Coat of arms of Kiruna - Giron
Kiruna - Giron is located in Sweden
Kiruna - Giron
Kiruna - Giron
Coordinates: 67°51′N 020°13′E / 67.850°N 20.217°E / 67.850; 20.217
CountrySweden
ProvinceLapland
CountyNorrbotten County
MunicipalityKiruna Municipality
Charter1948
Area
 • Total16.53 km2 (6.38 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2010)[1]
 • Total18,148
 • Density1,098/km2 (2,840/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Websitekiruna.se
Kiruna photograpy taken from Luossavaara

Kiruna was founded in 1900 as a mining community.

References change

  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.

Other websites change

  Media related to Kiruna at Wikimedia Commons