Piteå

Also known as Pitea, Pite

Piteå (; ; ) is a locality and the seat of Piteå Municipality in Norrbotten County, Sweden. Piteå is Sweden's 58th largest city, with a population of 23,326.

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Piteå is a city in northern Sweden that serves as the administrative center for Piteå Municipality in Norrbotten County. With a population of about 23,000 people, it ranks as Sweden's 58th largest city.

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Settlement.official_name: Piteå
Settlement.image_skyline: Pitea_central.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: One of the two town squares
Settlement.pushpin_map: Sweden Norrbotten#Sweden
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: left
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Sweden
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Piteå Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Norrbotten County
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Norrbotten
Settlement.area_total_km2: 24.74
Settlement.population_as_of: 2018
Settlement.population_total: 23,350
Settlement.population_density_km2: 926
Settlement.timezone: CET

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Piteå
Population: 23824
Area: 2436
Official website: www.pitea.se
Image: Centrala Pitea web.jpg
Dialing code: 0911

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Piteå (; ; ) is a locality and the seat of Piteå Municipality in Norrbotten County, Sweden. Piteå is Sweden's 58th largest city, with a population of 23,326.

== Geography == thumb|Öholmabridge between Piteå and Bergsviken Piteå is located at the mouth of the Pite River (), at the shore of the Bay of Bothnia. The central part is located on an islet called Häggholmen, which due to post-glacial rebound almost has become a part of the mainland; the land in northern Sweden rises at a rate of up to per year.