Boliden Explained

Official Name:Boliden
Pushpin Map:Sweden Västerbotten#Sweden
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Sweden
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Skellefteå Municipality
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Västerbotten County
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Västerbotten
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:1.94
Population As Of:31 December 2010
Population Total:1,566
Population Density Km2:805
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:64.8667°N 43°W

Boliden is a locality situated in Skellefteå Municipality, Västerbotten County, Sweden with 1,566 inhabitants in 2010. 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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010 . 14 December 2011 . . Swedish . https://web.archive.org/web/20120127055525/http://www.scb.se/Statistik/MI/MI0810/2010A01/Tatorternami0810tab1_4.xls . 27 January 2012 . live . 10 January 2012 .