Country Sweden Seat Boden ISO 3166 code SE Capital Boden Team Bodens HF | County Norrbotten County Time zone CET (UTC+1) Municipal code 2582 Province Norrbotten | |
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Boden Municipality (Swedish: Bodens kommun) is a municipality in Norrbotten County in northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Boden.
Contents
- Map of Boden Sweden
- History
- Geography
- Language
- Localities
- Twin towns Sister cities
- Notable natives
- Politics
- References
Map of Boden, Sweden
In 1919 the evolving garrison town of Boden was detached from Överluleå and instituted as a city municipality of its own. In 1967 the rest of Överluleå was merged into the city together with a part of Råneå. In 1971 Edefors (which in 1892 also had been detached from Överluleå) was added and the present municipality was formed.
History
According to recent finds, the oldest human settlements are believed to be from around 5,000 BC. From this early time nothing is known (except some scarce finds). First accounted-for sources are from the 16th century, when Boden is referred to as Bodebyn or Bodarna, which may refer to the sheds (bod means "shed"). In 1543 there were seven farmers in the community (each farmer at that time might have several workers and a family). It was also mentioned that native Sami people were living in the proximity.
Geography
The closest larger city is Luleå, which is located some 35 kilometres (22 miles) southeast on the coast of the Gulf of Bothnia. Luleå is the largest city in Norrbotten County and hosts the main campus of Luleå University of Technology.
The main northern railway line, Stambanan genom övre Norrland, ends in Boden. By rail, Boden is connected to Luleå, and, on the same line, Uppsala, Stockholm, and finally Bräcke in the south.
Language
In Boden Municipality, as in all of Sweden, there is no "official" language, but Swedish is by far the mostly used one. Some people are also, due to the proximity to the Finnish border, proficient in Finnish, and a few speak Sami. Nowadays, due to immigration, a lot of languages from around the world can also be heard.
Localities
There are six localities (or urban areas) in Boden Municipality:
The municipal seat in bold
Twin towns — Sister cities
Boden Municipality is twinned with:
All of these are northerly located, only Oulu being on a more southern latitude than Boden.
Notable natives
Politics
Result of the 2010 election
Swedish Social Democratic Party 49,83%
Moderate Party 20,89%
Left Party 7,95%
Liberal People's Party 4,72%
Sweden Democrats 4,55%
Green Party 4,22%
Centre Party 3,65%
Christian Democrats 3,21%
Other Parties 0,99