Övertorneå Municipality
Övertorneå Municipality
Övertorneå kommun | |
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Övertorneå Railway Station | |
| Coordinates: 66°23′N 23°40′E / 66.383°N 23.667°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| County | Norrbotten County |
| Seat | Övertorneå |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,492.29 km2 (962.28 sq mi) |
| • Land | 2,362.07 km2 (912.00 sq mi) |
| • Water | 130.22 km2 (50.28 sq mi) |
| Area as of 1 January 2014. | |
| Population (31 December 2024) | |
• Total | 4,057 |
| • Density | 1.6/km2 (4.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | SE |
| Province | Norrbotten |
| Municipal code | 2518 |
| Website | www.overtornea.se |
Övertorneå Municipality (Swedish: Övertorneå kommun, Meänkieli: Matarengin kunta) is a municipality in Norrbotten County in northern Sweden, bordering Finland. Its seat is located in Övertorneå.
Until the Finnish War (1808–1809) Övertorneå and the Finnish Ylitornio were a single parish. Following the war, the eastern part of the municipality was ceded to Russia as a part of Finland. In 1870 a minor part of Övertorneå Municipality was split off, forming the rural municipality Korpilombolo (now part of Pajala Municipality). In 1969 Övertorneå and Hietaniemi municipalities were merged, forming the present municipality.
Many places in the municipality have both a Swedish and a Meänkieli name, one of the minority languages of Sweden.