Porjus

Porjus () is a locality situated in Jokkmokk Municipality, Norrbotten County, Sweden with 328 inhabitants in 2010. Geographically it is situated by the shores of Lule River at 499 meter height.

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Settlement.official_name: Porjus
Settlement.image_skyline: Porjus, kraftstation och samhälle - KMB - 16000300032113.jpg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Sweden Norrbotten#Sweden
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Sweden
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Jokkmokk Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Norrbotten County
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Lapland
Settlement.area_total_km2: 0.74
Settlement.population_as_of: 31 December 2015
Settlement.population_total: 343
Settlement.population_density_km2: 324
Settlement.timezone: CET
Settlement.utc_offset: +1
Settlement.timezone_DST: CEST

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Instance of: urban area in Sweden
Official name: Bårjås
Country: Sweden
Population: 256
Area: 46
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Image: Porjus gamla kraftverk , Laponia Porten.JPG
Dialing code: 0973

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Porjus () is a locality situated in Jokkmokk Municipality, Norrbotten County, Sweden with 328 inhabitants in 2010. Geographically it is situated by the shores of Lule River at 499 meter height.

Porjus is known for having one of the oldest hydropower plants in Sweden (Porjus kraftverk - Porjus hydroelectric power station), built 1910–1915. The power plant was built to deliver electricity to the building of the railroad between Luleå and Narvik, where the mining industry shipped iron ore.

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