Kiruna Municipality

Summary

Kiruna Municipality is a municipality of Sweden^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of municipality_of_sweden entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (150 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Kiruna Municipality is located in Norrbotten County^[3].
• Kiruna Municipality is in the country of Sweden^[4].
• Kiruna Municipality's instance of is recorded as municipality of Sweden^[5].
• Kiruna Municipality's capital is recorded as Kiruna^[6].
• Kiruna Municipality's official language is recorded as Swedish^[7].
• Kiruna Municipality's official language is recorded as Finnish^[8].
• Kiruna Municipality's official language is recorded as Meänkieli^[9].
• Kiruna Municipality's official language is recorded as Sámi^[10].
• Kiruna Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Narvik Municipality^[11].
• Kiruna Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Bardu Municipality^[12].
• Kiruna Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Målselv^[13].
• Kiruna Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Storfjord Municipality^[14].
• Kiruna Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Pajala Municipality^[15].
• Kiruna Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Gällivare Municipality^[16].
• Kiruna Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Enontekiö^[17].
• Kiruna Municipality's main regulatory text is recorded as The Swedish Local Government Act^[18].
• Kiruna Municipality's twinned administrative body is recorded as Rovaniemi^[19].
• Kiruna Municipality's twinned administrative body is recorded as Rustavi^[20].
• Kiruna Municipality's twinned administrative body is recorded as Narvik Municipality^[21].
• Kiruna Municipality's coat of arms is recorded as Q6342422^[22].
• Kiruna Municipality is part of Lapland^[23].
• Kiruna Municipality is part of Q61669396^[24].
• Kiruna Municipality's Commons category is recorded as Kiruna Municipality^[25].
• January 1, 1971 marks the founding of Kiruna Municipality^[26].
• Kiruna Municipality's highest point is recorded as Kebnekaise^[27].

Body

Founding

January 1, 1971 marks the founding of Kiruna Municipality^[26].

Identity

Part of include Lapland^[23], a province of Sweden^[28], in Sweden^[29] and Q61669396^[24], a judicial district^[30], in Sweden^[31].

Why It Matters

Kiruna Municipality ranks in the top 3% of municipality_of_sweden entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (150 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]