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Kangos
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Urban area in Pajala Municipality, Norrbotten County

Kangos

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1

Facts

MunicipalityPajala
CountyNorrbotten County
Population210
Area146 ha
SCB code2521TB102

2

Place profile

12/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
45/100
Quiet surroundings
68/100
Rurality
44/100
Urbanity
15/100
Family friendliness
17/100
Senior friendliness
9/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest30 m
  • Distance to water110 m
  • Distance to farmland140 m
  • Distance to shoreline110 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road30 m
  • Distance to railway72.1 km
  • Distance to industry33.1 km
  • Distance to power line400 m

Services

  • Distance to grocery store810 m
  • Distance to school9.4 km
  • Distance to train station112.5 km

Median across 276 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 160–420
  • 235–918
  • 2810–1431
  • 2215–1919
  • 2420–2416
  • 2325–2916
  • 3130–3429
  • 3635–3923
  • 3740–4422
  • 3245–4916
  • 3750–5428
  • 4155–5937
  • 7260–6448
  • 8465–6968
  • 10170–7461
  • 8075–7960
  • 7580+79

Men 762Women 591

Marital status

  • Unmarried656 (48 %)
  • Married453 (33 %)
  • Divorced137 (10 %)
  • Widowed111 (8 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Kangos, 1,353 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 210 inhabitants. A statistical area follows no locality boundary, so the figures describe the area around the locality, not the locality alone.

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Driving time

  • Municipal seat59 min

Modelled car route (MOTIS), not a navigator's ETA — the figures run systematically high but are comparable between localities. Destinations not listed are more than six hours away.

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Lakes nearby

  • Takajärvi16 ha270 m
  • Ymmyräinen7 ha1.7 km
  • Rantaonkijärvi27 ha1.9 km
  • Siikajärvet5 ha2.3 km

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Nearest localities

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Associations and activities

  • Kangos kyrkakyrkaReligion
  • PRO KangospensionärsföreningSocial

Associations and activities carrying the locality's name, from the municipalities' own registers, the Swedish Sports Confederation and the Swedish Tax Agency. The list is not exhaustive: an association without the locality name in its name is not included.

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone1.3 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)12.2 km
  • Potentially contaminated land10 in the locality90 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve6.9 km
  • Natura 20006.9 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest1.6 km
  • Water protection area60 m
  • Habitat protection3.1 km
  • National conservation interest1.2 km
  • National heritage interest9.9 km

Services & safety

  • School1 in the locality360 m
  • Fire station35.5 km
  • Police station43.2 km
  • Civil defence shelter41.4 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site10.5 km
  • Campsite420 m
  • Hiking trail34.7 km
  • Cycle trail31.2 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant43.4 km
  • Café26.4 km
  • Petrol station860 m
  • Sports hall9.5 km
  • Hotel5.7 km
  • Recycling centre9.3 km

Disturbance

  • Major road8.9 km
  • Power line600 m
  • Wind turbine40.1 km
  • Mobile mast7.2 km
  • Military area47.2 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)7.5 km
  • Mine10.1 km
  • Quarry4.1 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark9.3 km
  • Church1 in the locality360 m
  • Community hall33.6 km

Distances are measured from the locality's centre to the nearest point in the layer, capped at 50 km. Counts are exact within the locality boundary. A layer not listed has nothing within the cap.

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Applies to the whole municipality

  • Population5,857
  • Median income411,800 kr/yr
  • Average age49.0 years
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The figures describe Pajala Municipality as a whole, not Kangos.