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Luleå

Northern Europe

Luleå is a city on the coast of northern Sweden and the capital of Norrbotten County, the country's northernmost county. It has about 48,700 inhabitants in its urban core, with a total population of around 80,000 across Luleå Municipality, making it Sweden's twenty-fifth largest city. The surrounding archipelago is considered the world's largest brackish water archipelago, with 1,312 islands, several rivers, and extensive forestland.

Facts
Population
80,000 1
Area (sq km)
29.0897 2
Elevation (m)
6 2
Latitude
65.583821 degrees north 2
Longitude
22.191498 degrees east 2
Sources
1. Luleå (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead paragraph, population
    population of about 80,000
  • In Group: Cities of Northern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. Luleå (Wikidata)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 65.583821, longitude 22.191498
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 6 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 29.0897 sq km
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Wikidata: Luleå
Wikidata Q26268, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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