Boliden

Boliden
Boliden is located in Västerbotten
Boliden
Boliden
Boliden is located in Sweden
Boliden
Boliden
Coordinates: 64°52′N 20°23′E / 64.867°N 20.383°E / 64.867; 20.383
CountrySweden
ProvinceVästerbotten
CountyVästerbotten County
MunicipalitySkellefteå Municipality
Area
 • Total1.94 km2 (0.75 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2010)[1]
 • Total1,566
 • Density805/km2 (2,080/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Boliden is a locality situated in Skellefteå Municipality, Västerbotten County, Sweden with 1,566 inhabitants in 2010.[1] It lies 28,5 kilometers from Skellefteå City.

This is where Boliden AB was founded in early 20th century after the findings in the mine that was called the Boliden mine.

  1. ^ 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.