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Also known as Kaaresuvanto, Karesuvanto, Gárasavvon, Garasavvon, Karesuanto

Karesuando (; or ; Northern Sámi: ; Meänkieli: Karesuanto) is the northernmost locality in Sweden. It is situated in Kiruna Municipality, Norrbotten County, Sweden, with 303 inhabitants in 2010 and 350 in 2011.

Key facts

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Karesuando church.jpg
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Karesuando Church in August 2005
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Sweden Norrbotten#Sweden
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bottom
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Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Sweden
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Municipality
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Kiruna Municipality
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County
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Norrbotten County
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Province
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Lapland
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0.93
Settlement.population_as_of
31 December 2010
Settlement.population_total
300
Settlement.population_density_km2
324
Settlement.timezone
CET
Settlement.utc_offset
+1

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Official name
Karesuando
Population
272
Area
75
Official website
www.karesuando.se
Image
Karesuando church.jpg
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Karesuando (; or ; Northern Sámi: ; Meänkieli: Karesuanto) is the northernmost locality in Sweden. It is situated in Kiruna Municipality, Norrbotten County, Sweden, with 303 inhabitants in 2010 and 350 in 2011.

It is a church village, located alongside the Muonio River on the border with Finland.

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