Gällivare

urban area in Gällivare Municipality, Sweden
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Summary

Gällivare is an urban area in Sweden[1]. Gällivare ranks in the top 3% of urban_area_in_sweden entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (518 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Gällivare is located in Gällivare Municipality[3].
  • Gällivare is in the country of Sweden[4].
  • Gällivare is on the body of water Vassaraälven[5].
  • Gällivare's instance of is recorded as urban area in Sweden[6].
  • Gällivare's postal code is recorded as 982 01–982 99[7].
  • Gällivare's Commons category is recorded as Gällivare[8].
  • Gällivare's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00[9].
  • Gällivare's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00[10].
  • Gällivare's local dialing code is recorded as 0970[11].
  • Gällivare's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 67.13333333333334, 'lon': 20.65}[12].
  • Gällivare's official website is recorded as http://www.gellivare.se[13].
  • Gällivare's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Gällivare[14].
  • Gällivare has a population of {'amount': '+8449'}[15].
  • Gällivare has a population of {'amount': '+10362'}[16].
  • Gällivare has a population of {'amount': '+10317'}[17].
  • Gällivare has a population of {'amount': '+10417'}[18].
  • Gällivare has a population of {'amount': '+10329'}[19].
  • Gällivare has a population of {'amount': '+10402'}[20].
  • Gällivare has a population of {'amount': '+10638'}[21].
  • Gällivare has a population of {'amount': '+10584'}[22].
  • Gällivare has a population of {'amount': '+10929'}[23].
  • Gällivare has a population of {'amount': '+12385'}[24].
  • Gällivare's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[25].
  • Gällivare's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[26].
  • Gällivare's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[27].

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Geography

Gällivare is in the country of Sweden[4]. Gällivare is located in Gällivare Municipality[3]. Gällivare is on the body of water Vassaraälven[5].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'hectare', 'amount': '+748'}[28], {'unit': 'hectare', 'amount': '+863'}[29], {'unit': 'hectare', 'amount': '+861'}[30], {'unit': 'hectare', 'amount': '+901'}[31], and {'unit': 'hectare', 'amount': '+1053'}[32]. Gällivare sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'metre', 'amount': '+358'}[33]. Population counts include {'amount': '+8449'}[15], {'amount': '+10362'}[16], {'amount': '+10317'}[17], {'amount': '+10417'}[18], {'amount': '+10329'}[19], and {'amount': '+10402'}[20].

Designation and Status

Gällivare's instance of is recorded as urban area in Sweden[6].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Gällivare include Gällivare Airport[34], an airport[35], in Sweden[36], founded in 1971[37].

Why It Matters

Gällivare ranks in the top 3% of urban_area_in_sweden entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (518 views/month).[2] Gällivare has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] Gällivare is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

Entities named for Gällivare include Gällivare Airport[34], an airport[35], in Sweden[36], founded in 1971[37].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Localities 2010. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Tätorter 2015; befolkning 2010–2018, landareal, andel som överlappas av fritidshusområden. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Tätorter 2015; befolkning 2010–2018, landareal, andel som överlappas av fritidshusområden. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Tätorter 2015; befolkning 2010–2018, landareal, andel som överlappas av fritidshusområden. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Tätorter 2015; befolkning 2010–2018, landareal, andel som överlappas av fritidshusområden. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Statistiska tätorter 2018 – befolkning, landareal, befolkningstäthet. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Q88541482. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Statistical localities 2020. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Statistical localities 2020. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Q131585031. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . Localities 2010. wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . Tätorter 2015; befolkning 2010–2018, landareal, andel som överlappas av fritidshusområden. wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . Statistiska tätorter 2018 – befolkning, landareal, befolkningstäthet. wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . Statistical localities 2020. wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . Q131585031. wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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