Kalix Municipality

Also known as Kalix kommun

municipality in Norrbotten County, Sweden

Key facts

Country: Sweden
County: Norrbotten County
Seat: Kalix
Total: 3,712.06 km (1,433.23 sq mi)
Land: 1,807.67 km (697.95 sq mi)
Water: 1,904.39 km (735.29 sq mi)
Density: 8.5004/km (22.016/sq mi)
Time zone: UTC+1 ( CET )
Summer dst: UTC+2 ( CEST )
Iso 3166 code: SE
Province: Norrbotten
Website: www.kalix.se

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Article

Kalix Municipality (Swedish: Kalix kommun; Meänkieli: Kaihnuun kunta; Finnish: Kalixin kunta) is a municipality in Norrbotten County in northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Kalix.

In 1924 Töre Municipality was detached from Nederkalix Municipality, forming a municipality of its own. In 1967 the two units were reunified, and the present municipality was created.