Vittangi
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name = Vittangi
|image_skyline = Vittangi bild 2.JPG
|image_caption = Vittangi welcome sign in July 2015
|pushpin_map = Sweden Norrbotten#Sweden
|pushpin_label_position = left
|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = Sweden
|subdivision_type3 = Municipality
|subdivision_name3 = Kiruna Municipality
|subdivision_type2 = County
|subdivision_name2 = Norrbotten County
|subdivision_type1 = Province
|subdivision_name1 = Lapland
|area_footnotes = {{cite web |url=http://www.scb.se/Statistik/MI/MI0810/2010A01/Tatorternami0810tab1_4.xls |title=Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010 |date=14 December 2011 |publisher=Statistics Sweden |language=sv |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120127055525/http://www.scb.se/Statistik/MI/MI0810/2010A01/Tatorternami0810tab1_4.xls |archive-date=2012-01-27 |url-status=live |access-date=10 January 2012 }}
|area_total_km2 = 2.27
|population_as_of = 31 December 2010
|population_total = 784
|population_density_km2 = 346
|timezone = CET
|utc_offset = +1
|timezone_DST = CEST
|utc_offset_DST = +2
|coordinates = {{coord|67|40|N|21|38|E|region:SE|display=inline,title}}
|website =
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Vittangi ({{IPA|sv|ˈvɪ̌tːaŋɡɪ}};{{cite book|url=https://runeberg.org/ortnamn/0031.html|author1=Jöran Sahlgren|author2=Gösta Bergman|title=Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter|language=sv|year=1979|page=27}} Meänkieli: Vittanki; Northern Sámi: Vazáš) is a locality situated in Kiruna Municipality, Norrbotten County, Sweden with 784 inhabitants in 2010.
The village of Vittangi was founded in 1674 by Henrik Mickelsson Kyrö from Pello.
The locality is very notable because it houses a cluster of people exhibiting congenital insensitivity to pain.
In February 1985, Vittangi recorded the coldest month ever in Scandinavia, with a mean of −27.2 °C.
Climate
{{Weather box
|location = Vittangi, 1991-2020 normals and extremes
|collapsed =
|metric first = Yes
|single line = Yes
|Jan record high C = 7.7
|Feb record high C = 8.4
|Mar record high C = 12.2
|Apr record high C = 17.6
|May record high C = 28.2
|Jun record high C = 30.8
|Jul record high C = 30.4
|Aug record high C = 29.0
|Sep record high C = 24.1
|Oct record high C = 13.5
|Nov record high C = 8.6
|Dec record high C = 7.1
|year record high C =
|Jan avg record high C = 1.8
|Feb avg record high C = 3.4
|Mar avg record high C = 7.1
|Apr avg record high C = 11.8
|May avg record high C = 20.6
|Jun avg record high C = 24.8
|Jul avg record high C = 26.2
|Aug avg record high C = 24.5
|Sep avg record high C = 18.7
|Oct avg record high C = 10.1
|Nov avg record high C = 3.8
|Dec avg record high C = 3.1
|year avg record high C = 27.7
|Jan high C = -9.3
|Feb high C = -7.8
|Mar high C = -1.5
|Apr high C = 4.3
|May high C = 10.5
|Jun high C = 16.8
|Jul high C = 19.8
|Aug high C = 17.2
|Sep high C = 11.3
|Oct high C = 2.6
|Nov high C = -4.5
|Dec high C = -7.1
|year high C = 4.1
|Jan mean C = -14.5
|Feb mean C = -13.6
|Mar mean C = -7.9
|Apr mean C = -0.9
|May mean C = 5.6
|Jun mean C = 11.4
|Jul mean C = 14.3
|Aug mean C = 11.9
|Sep mean C = 6.4
|Oct mean C = -1.0
|Nov mean C = -8.5
|Dec mean C = -12.1
|year mean C = -0.7
|Jan low C = -20.2
|Feb low C = -19.6
|Mar low C = -14.8
|Apr low C = -7.1
|May low C = -0.1
|Jun low C = 5.8
|Jul low C = 8.7
|Aug low C = 6.5
|Sep low C = 1.6
|Oct low C = -4.8
|Nov low C = -12.8
|Dec low C = -17.2
|year low C = -6.4
|Jan avg record low C = -35.6
|Feb avg record low C = -34.9
|Mar avg record low C = -30.4
|Apr avg record low C = -20.6
|May avg record low C = -7.0
|Jun avg record low C = -0.6
|Jul avg record low C = 2.5
|Aug avg record low C = -1.3
|Sep avg record low C = -6.1
|Oct avg record low C = -17.3
|Nov avg record low C = -26.9
|Dec avg record low C = -31.9
|year avg record low C = -38.0
|Jan record low C = -47.0
|Feb record low C = -41.7
|Mar record low C = -39.5
|Apr record low C = -32.3
|May record low C = -15.8
|Jun record low C = -2.9
|Jul record low C = -1.2
|Aug record low C = -4.3
|Sep record low C = -11.3
|Oct record low C = -27.2
|Nov record low C = -36.8
|Dec record low C = -39.8
|year record low C =
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|Jan precipitation mm = 30.8
|Feb precipitation mm = 25.3
|Mar precipitation mm = 22.1
|Apr precipitation mm = 24.5
|May precipitation mm = 42.0
|Jun precipitation mm = 65.2
|Jul precipitation mm = 89.0
|Aug precipitation mm = 68.5
|Sep precipitation mm = 51.0
|Oct precipitation mm = 39.0
|Nov precipitation mm = 35.3
|Dec precipitation mm = 34.7
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|source 1 = SMHI Open Data {{Cite web|url=https://www.smhi.se/data/meteorologi/ladda-ner-meteorologiska-observationer#param=airTemperatureMinAndMaxOnceEveryDay,stations=all,stationid=181900|title=Ladda ner meteorologiska observationer | SMHI}}
|source 2 = SMHI 1991-2020 normals {{Cite web|url=https://www.smhi.se/data/meteorologi/dataserier-med-normalvarden-for-perioden-1991-2020-1.167775|title=Dataserier med normalvärden för perioden 1991-2020 | SMHI}}
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{{Weather box
|location = Vittangi, mean 1961-1990, extremes 1961-2011
|metric first = Yes
|single line = Yes
|Jan record high C = 7.8
|Feb record high C = 8.4
|Mar record high C = 12.2
|Apr record high C = 17.6
|May record high C = 27.7
|Jun record high C = 30.8
|Jul record high C = 31.0
|Aug record high C = 29.0
|Sep record high C = 23.6
|Oct record high C = 15.7
|Nov record high C = 10.2
|Dec record high C = 7.2
|year record high C = 31.0
|Jan high C = -11.4
|Feb high C = -9.4
|Mar high C = -2.9
|Apr high C = 2.8
|May high C = 9.9
|Jun high C = 16.6
|Jul high C = 18.9
|Aug high C = 16.0
|Sep high C = 10.1
|Oct high C = 2.5
|Nov high C = -5.2
|Dec high C = -9.5
|Jan mean C = -17.3
|Feb mean C = -15.2
|Mar mean C = -9.4
|Apr mean C = -2.3
|May mean C = 5.0
|Jun mean C = 11.3
|Jul mean C = 13.4
|Aug mean C = 10.9
|Sep mean C = 5.3
|Oct mean C = -1.2
|Nov mean C = -9.6
|Dec mean C = -15.1
|Jan low C = -23.7
|Feb low C = -22.1
|Mar low C = -17.0
|Apr low C = -8.5
|May low C = -0.9
|Jun low C = 5.3
|Jul low C = 7.3
|Aug low C = 5.3
|Sep low C = 0.5
|Oct low C = -5.4
|Nov low C = -14.7
|Dec low C = -21.3
|Jan record low C = -47.0
|Feb record low C = -48.7
|Mar record low C = -42.4
|Apr record low C = -33.0
|May record low C = -16.3
|Jun record low C = -5.2
|Jul record low C = -3.1
|Aug record low C = -5.6
|Sep record low C = -14.9
|Oct record low C = -29.2
|Nov record low C = -37.1
|Dec record low C = -42.6
|year record low C = -48.7
|source 1 ={{cite web|url=http://climexp.knmi.nl |title=Climate Explorer, KNMI}}
|date= February 2016
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References
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{{Localities in Kiruna Municipality}}
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Category:Populated places in Kiruna Municipality