Kalix
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| Country | Sweden |
| Municipality | Kalix Municipality |
| County | Norrbotten County |
| Province | Norrbotten |
| Area [1] | |
| - Total | 7.37 km² (2.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2005-12-31)[1] | |
| - Total | 7,312 |
| - Density | 992/km² (2,569.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Kalix is a town (pop. 7,300) in Norrbotten, Sweden and the seat of Kalix Municipality, Norrbotten County.
On March 25, 1809, Kalix was the location of the capitulation of the Swedish Army in the Finnish war. In effect it surrendered Finland to Russia. Peace talks were initiated in the Finnish town Fredrikshamn (or Hamina in Finnish), and a peace treaty was signed on August 30.
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- ^ a b Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2000 och 2005 (xls) (Swedish). Statistics Sweden. Retrieved on 2008-05-15.
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