Älvsbyn Municipality
Älvsbyn Municipality
Älvsbyns kommun | |
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Coat of arms | |
| Coordinates: 65°41′N 21°01′E / 65.683°N 21.017°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| County | Norrbotten County |
| Seat | Älvsbyn |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,795.24 km2 (693.15 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,698.04 km2 (655.62 sq mi) |
| • Water | 97.2 km2 (37.5 sq mi) |
| Area as of 1 January 2014. | |
| Population (30 June 2025) | |
• Total | 7,794 |
| • Density | 4.590/km2 (11.89/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | SE |
| Province | Norrbotten |
| Municipal code | 2560 |
| Website | www.alvsbyn.se |
Älvsbyn Municipality (Swedish: Älvsbyns kommun) is a municipality in Norrbotten County in northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Älvsbyn.
The present municipality has the same size as the original one, created at the time the municipalities of Sweden were formed in 1863. 1948-1968 a part of it constituted a market town (köping) and a municipality of its own, but the entities were reunited in 1969.