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Luleå Municipality

Luleå kommun
Luleå town hall
Luleå town hall
Coat of arms of Luleå Municipality
Coat of arms
Luleå Municipality in Norrbotten County.png
Country Sweden
County Norrbotten County
Seat Luleå
Area
 • Total 4,997.62 km2 (1,929.59 sq mi)
 • Land 2,110.01 km2 (814.68 sq mi)
 • Water 2,887.61 km2 (1,114.91 sq mi)
  Area as of January 1, 2010.
Population
 (June 30, 2012)
 • Total 73,832
 • Density 14.77343/km2 (38.26301/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code SE
Province Norrbotten
Municipal code 2580
Website www.lulea.se

Luleå Municipality is a special area in northern Sweden. It is like a local government district. Its main town, or seat, is Luleå. Luleå is also the biggest city in the whole Norrbotten County.

Exploring Luleå's Towns and Villages

Lulea Kirche
Luleå

Luleå Municipality is home to 18 different localities. These are like towns or villages. The biggest one is Luleå itself.

Here are the main towns and villages in Luleå Municipality:

# Locality Population
1 Luleå 45,467
2 Gammelstaden 4,892
3 Bergnäset 3,674
4 Södra Sunderbyn 2,875
5 Råneå 2,030
6 Antnäs 845
7 Alvik 771
8 Rutvik 759
9 Måttsund 587
10 Bensbyn 434
11 Bälinge 317
12 Ersnäs 299
13 Kallax 291
14 Karlsvik 270
15 Klöverträsk 260
16 Jämtön 236
17 Brändön 233
18 Persön 226

The main town, Luleå, is shown in bold in the list.

International Friends: Sister Cities

Luleå Municipality has five special "sister cities" around the world. These are like international friends! They work together on different projects.

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