Boliden

For the company, see Boliden AB.

Boliden is a locality situated in Skellefteå Municipality, Västerbotten County, Sweden with 1,566 inhabitants in 2010.^[1] It lies 28,5 kilometers from Skellefteå City.

Boliden
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Coordinates: 64°52′N 20°23′E
Country	Sweden
Province	Västerbotten
County	Västerbotten County
Municipality	Skellefteå Municipality
Area [1]
• Total	1.94 km2 (0.75 sq mi)
Population  (31 December 2010)[1]
• Total	1,566
• Density	805/km2 (2,080/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

This is where Boliden AB was founded in early 20th century after the findings in the mine that was called the Boliden mine.