Vittangi

Vittangi (; Meänkieli: Vittanki; Northern Sámi: Vazáš) is a locality situated in Kiruna Municipality, Norrbotten County, Sweden with 784 inhabitants in 2010.

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Settlement.official_name: Vittangi
Settlement.image_skyline: Vittangi bild 2.JPG
Settlement.image_caption: Vittangi welcome sign in July 2015
Settlement.pushpin_map: Sweden Norrbotten#Sweden
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: left
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Sweden
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Kiruna Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Norrbotten County
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Lapland
Settlement.area_total_km2: 2.27
Settlement.population_as_of: 31 December 2010
Settlement.population_total: 784
Settlement.population_density_km2: 346
Settlement.timezone: CET

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: urban area in Sweden
Official name: Vittangi
Country: Sweden
Located in: Kiruna Municipality
Population: 743
Area: 171
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Image: Vittangi bild 2.JPG

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Vittangi (; Meänkieli: Vittanki; Northern Sámi: Vazáš) is a locality situated in Kiruna Municipality, Norrbotten County, Sweden with 784 inhabitants in 2010.

The village of Vittangi was founded in 1674 by Henrik Mickelsson Kyrö from Pello.

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