Pajala | |
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 Pajala Church, July 2004 | |
  Pajala | |
| Coordinates: 67°11′N 23°22′E / 67.183°N 23.367°E | |
| Province | Norrbotten |
| County | Norrbotten County |
| Municipality | Pajala Municipality |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.78 km2 (1.46 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2010)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,958 |
| • Density | 518/km2 (1,340/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Pajala (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈpɑjɑlɑ]) is a locality and the seat of Pajala Municipality in Norrbotten County, Sweden, with 1,958 inhabitants in 2010.[1] It is located in Swedish Lapland.
Pajala is in part of the Meänmaa (Torne valley) region and was in past times unilingually Meänkieli-speaking. While it is still spoken by many, after the Swedification policies of the 18- and 1900s Swedish has become the dominant language.[2]
- ^ a b c "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
- ^ "tornedalsgillet.se". tornedalsgillet.se. Retrieved 2024-09-19.