Vittangi

Vittangi
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Coordinates: 67°40′N 21°38′E / 67.667°N 21.633°E / 67.667; 21.633Coordinates: 67°40′N 21°38′E / 67.667°N 21.633°E / 67.667; 21.633
Country	Sweden
Province	Lapland
County	Norrbotten County
Municipality	Kiruna Municipality
Area
• Total	2.27 km2 (0.88 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2010)
• Total	784
• Density	346/km2 (900/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)

Vittangi is a locality situated in Kiruna Municipality, Norrbotten County, Sweden with 784 inhabitants in 2010.

The locality is very notable because it houses a cluster of people exhibiting congenital analgesia, an otherwise extremely rare condition involving the inability to feel pain. In February 1985, Vittangi recorded the coldest month ever in Scandinavia, with a mean of −27.2 °C.

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