Piteå Municipality
Piteå Municipality (Swedish: Piteå kommun; Finnish: Piitimen kunta) is a municipality in Norrbotten County in northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Piteå.
Piteå Municipality
Piteå kommun | |
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| Coordinates: 65°20′N 21°30′E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| County | Norrbotten County |
| Seat | Piteå |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,680.52 km2 (1,807.16 sq mi) |
| • Land | 3,086.95 km2 (1,191.88 sq mi) |
| • Water | 1,593.57 km2 (615.28 sq mi) |
| Area as of 1 January 2014. | |
| Population (31 December 2021)[2] | |
| • Total | 42,323 |
| • Density | 9.0/km2 (23/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | SE |
| Province | Norrbotten |
| Municipal code | 2581 |
| Website | www.pitea.se |
Localities
There are 14 localities (or urban areas) in Piteå Municipality:[3]
| # | 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
Twin towns – sister cities
Grindavík, Iceland
Kandalaksha, Russia
Saint Barthélemy, France
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
References
- "Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 1 January 2014. Archived from the original (Microsoft Excel) on 27 September 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
- "Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 31 december 2021" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 22 February 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
- Statistics Sweden as of December 31, 2005
- "Vänorter". pitea.se (in Swedish). Piteå kommun. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Piteå Municipality.
- Piteå Municipality – Official site
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