Älvsbyn Municipality
Municipality in Norrbotten County, Sweden / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Älvsbyn Municipality (Swedish: Älvsbyns kommun) is a municipality in Norrbotten County in northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Älvsbyn.
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Älvsbyn Municipality
Älvsbyns kommun | |
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Coordinates: 65°41′N 21°01′E | |
Country | Sweden |
County | Norrbotten County |
Seat | Älvsbyn |
Area | |
• Total | 1,795.24 km2 (693.15 sq mi) |
• Land | 1,698.04 km2 (655.62 sq mi) |
• Water | 97.2 km2 (37.5 sq mi) |
Area as of 1 January 2014. | |
Population (31 December 2023)[2] | |
• Total | 7,783 |
• Density | 4.3/km2 (11/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | SE |
Province | Norrbotten |
Municipal code | 2560 |
Website | www.alvsbyn.se |
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The present municipality has the same size as the original one, created at the time the municipalities of Sweden were formed in 1863. 1948-1968 a part of it constituted a market town (köping) and a municipality of its own, but the entities were reunited in 1969.