Norsjö

Norsjö
Norsjö
Coordinates: 64°55′N 19°29′E / 64.917°N 19.483°E / 64.917; 19.483Coordinates: 64°55′N 19°29′E / 64.917°N 19.483°E / 64.917; 19.483
Country	Sweden
Province	Västerbotten
County	Västerbotten County
Municipality	Norsjö Municipality
Area[1]
– Total	2.28 km2 (0.9 sq mi)
Population (2005-12-31)[1]
– Total	2,102
– Density	920/km2 (2,382.8/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
– Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)

Norsjö is a locality and the seat of Norsjö Municipality in Västerbotten County, Sweden with 2,102 inhabitants in 2005.^[1] It is the birthplace of Swedish writer Torgny Lindgren and American author Charlotte Agell, who currently resides in Maine.

Norsjö also plays a part in the Stieg Larsson novel The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km² 2000 och 2005" (in Swedish) (xls). Statistics Sweden. http://www.scb.se/statistik/MI/MI0810/2005A01B/T%c3%a4torternami0810tab1.xls. Retrieved 2009-05-09.