Murjek

Murjek
Murjek
	The railroad station in Murjek
	Murjek Murjek
	Coordinates: 66°28′N 20°53′E / 66.467°N 20.883°E
Country	Sweden
Province	Lapland
County	Norrbotten County
Municipality	Jokkmokk Municipality
Area
• Total	0.67 km2 (0.26 sq mi)
Population (2005-12-31)
• Total	83
• Density	125/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

Murjek (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈmɵ̌rjɛk])^[2] is a village situated in Jokkmokk Municipality, Norrbotten County, Sweden with 83 inhabitants in 2005.^[1]

The village is a popular train stop for hikers and tourists, as buses to Kvikkjokk go from Murjek. Kvikkjokk is a common starting point for hikes into Sarek National Park.

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c "Småorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km² 2000 och 2005" (xls) (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. Retrieved 2010-08-12.
^ Jöran Sahlgren; Gösta Bergman (1979). Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter (in Swedish). p. 17.

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[scb-1] "Småorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km² 2000 och 2005" (xls) (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. Retrieved 2010-08-12.

[2] Jöran Sahlgren; Gösta Bergman (1979). Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter (in Swedish). p. 17.

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