Gällivare (Municipality)

Gällivare municipality
coat of arms Location in Norrbotten County
State :	Sweden
Province (län):	Norrbotten County
Historical Province (landskap):	Lapland
Main place:	Gällivare
SCB code:	2523
Residents :	17,529 (December 31, 2019)
Area :	16,818.2 km² (January 1, 2016)
Population density :	1 inhabitant / km²
Website :	www.gellivare.se
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Coordinates: 67 ° 8 '  N , 20 ° 40'  E Gällivare [ ˈjɛlivɑːrə ] is a municipality ( Swedish commun ) in the northern Swedish province of Norrbotten County and the historic province of Lapland , about 100 km north of the Arctic Circle .

The main town of the municipality is Gällivare . The community is about as big as the state of Thuringia . The municipality includes the localities ( tatorter ) : Gällivare, Hakkas , Koskullskulle , Malmberget , Nilivaara , Tjautjas and Ullatti . A notable småort is Nattavaara .

economy

There are numerous tourist destinations in the municipality, including Dundret , Kaitum , Nikkaluokta , Ritsem and Stora Sjöfallet . The Inlandsbahn also attracts numerous visitors. The ore railway runs through the community .

In addition to tourism, the most important employers are the Malmberget mines of LKAB ( iron ore ) and Aitik of Boliden AB ( copper , gold and silver ).

Web links

Commons : Municipality of Gällivare  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Homepage of the community

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner December 31, 2019 at Statistiska centralbyrån
2. ↑ Kommunarealer January 1, 2016 at Statistiska centralbyrån (including all inland waters)