Country Sweden Seat Gällivare ISO 3166 code SE Province Gällivare Airport | County Norrbotten County Time zone CET (UTC+1) Municipal code 2523 | |
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Points of interest Dundret, Gällivare Museum, Réserve naturelle de Sjaunja, Áhkká, Naturum Laponia | ||
Gällivare Municipality (Swedish: Gällivare kommun, Finnish: Jällivaaran kunta, Northern Sami: Jiellevárri gielda or Váhčira gielda) is a municipality in Norrbotten County in northern Sweden. Its seat is Gällivare. The municipality is the third biggest in Sweden.
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Map of G%C3%A4llivare, Sweden
Gällivare Municipality also hosts an airport, Gällivare Airport. It is the nearest airport to the national parks Sarek and Padjelanta, making it popular for hikers.
Gällivare is also the central place for The Firstborn Laestadianism.
Gällivare Municipality is a multilingual municipality, as a sizeable share of the population is made up of Finnish and Sami speakers.
Nearly 40 cases of the rare genetic disorder CIPA have been reported in Gällivare.
Localities
There are six localities (or urban areas) in Gällivare Municipality:
The municipal seat in bold
Government and politics
Distribution of the 41 seats in the municipal council after the 2010 election:
Results of the Swedish general election, 2010 in Gällivare:
Sister cities
Gällivare Municipality has four sister cities: