Haparanda Municipality

Haparanda Municipality
Haparanda kommun
Haparanda Hotel to the left, and the City Hall
Haparanda Hotel to the left, and the City Hall
Coat of arms of Haparanda Municipality
Coordinates: 65°50′N 24°08′E / 65.833°N 24.133°E / 65.833; 24.133
CountrySweden
CountyNorrbotten County
SeatHaparanda
Area
 • Total1,868.27 km2 (721.34 sq mi)
 • Land922.76 km2 (356.28 sq mi)
 • Water945.51 km2 (365.06 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 (31 December 2023)[2]
 • Total9,177
 • Density4.9/km2 (13/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceNorrbotten
Municipal code2583
Websitewww.haparanda.se

Haparanda Municipality (Swedish: Haparanda kommun; Meänkieli and Finnish: Haaparannan kunta) is a municipality in Norrbotten County in northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Haparanda (Meänkieli: Haaparanta).

In 1967 the "City of Haparanda" was merged with the rural municipalities Karl Gustav and Nedertorneå. Since 1971 Haparanda, like all other municipalities of Sweden, is a municipality of unitary type. However, it prefers to use the title stad ("city") for the whole territory, including the non-urban parts.

  1. ^ "Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 2014-01-01. Archived from the original (Microsoft Excel) on 2016-09-27. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
  2. ^ "Folkmängd och befolkningsförändringar - Kvartal 4, 2023" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 22, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.