Kalix (municipality)
Kalix municipality | |||||
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State : | Sweden | ||||
Province (län): | Norrbotten County | ||||
Historical Province (landskap): | Norrbotten | ||||
Main place: | Kalix | ||||
SCB code: | 2514 | ||||
Residents : | 15,886 (December 31, 2019) | ||||
Area : | 1,903.8 km² (January 1, 2016) | ||||
Population density : | 8.3 inhabitants / km² | ||||
Website : | www.kalix.se | ||||
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Coordinates: 65 ° 51 ' N , 23 ° 9' O Kalix is a municipality ( Swedish kommun ) in the Swedish province Norrbotten and the historical province Norrbotten . Its main town is Kalix .
geography
The municipality extends about 50 kilometers along the coast of the Gulf of Bothnia and from the coast along the Kalixälven and Sangisälven rivers for about 50 kilometers inland.
Other larger localities ( Tatorter ) besides the main town are Båtskärsnäs , Bredviken , Gammelgården , Karlsborg , Morjärv , Nyborg , Påläng , Risögrund , Rolfs , Sangis and Töre . The European roads 4 ( Europaväg 4 ) and 10 run through the municipality .
economy
Wood processing is the traditional industry of the municipality. The provincial parliament is also located in the main town.
Web links
Commons : Municipality of Kalix - Collection of images, videos and audio files
swell
- ↑ Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner December 31, 2019 at Statistiska centralbyrån
- ↑ Kommunarealer January 1, 2016 at Statistiska centralbyrån (including all inland waters)