Nattavaara
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State : | Sweden | |||
Province (län): | Norrbotten County | |||
Historical Province (landskap): | Lapland | |||
Municipality : | Gällivare | |||
Coordinates : | 66 ° 45 ′ N , 20 ° 57 ′ E | |||
SCB code : | S9293 | |||
Status: | Småort | |||
Residents : | 114 (December 31, 2015) | |||
Area : | 0.48 km² | |||
Population density : | 238 inhabitants / km² |
Nattavaara ( Lule Nahtavárre ) is a place ( småort ) in the northern Swedish province of Norrbotten County and the historic province (landskap) Lapland , north of the Arctic Circle .
The place in the municipality of Gällivare lies on the ore railway between Boden and Gällivare . It was built four kilometers west of the actual place Nattavaara by around a train station. The section was built here in 1887.