Pello (Övertorneå)
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State : | Sweden | |||
Province (län): | Norrbotten County | |||
Historical Province (landskap): | Norrbotten | |||
Municipality : | Övertorneå | |||
Coordinates : | 66 ° 48 ′ N , 23 ° 59 ′ E | |||
SCB code : | S9335 | |||
Status: | Småort | |||
Residents : | 161 (December 31, 2015) | |||
Area : | 0.58 km² | |||
Population density : | 278 inhabitants / km² |
Pello is a place ( småort ) in the Swedish province of Norrbotten County and belongs to the municipality of Övertorneå .
Pello is located on the western bank of the Torne älv opposite the Finnish municipality of the same name, Pello . Riksväg 99 and Sweden's shortest Länsväg , Länsväg 402 and Länsväg BD 981, run through the village . There is only a rail connection on the Finnish side.
The next larger, Swedish town, Övertorneå with almost 2000 inhabitants, is located fifty kilometers south. To Haparanda there are over a hundred kilometers. Pello suffers from emigration; the place met the requirements for a crime scene (at least 200 inhabitants) until the year 2000 .