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Sala

Västmanlandtown

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Total population

12,289

Air quality index

35Good
Coordinates59.92°, 16.61°

Demographic figures from Statistics Sweden (SCB). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

Sala sits in Västmanland, Sweden and is identified as a small town. It is home to roughly 12,289 residents. Coordinates of 59.920°, 16.606° situate Sala in the cool-temperate zone of the northern hemisphere. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience long cool seasons and short, mild summers. Further detail — demographics, climate, nearby amenities and natural-hazard data — is compiled below from public open-data sources.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
59.9202
Longitude
16.6056
Water area
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
35
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
8
PM10 (µg/m³)
10.5
Ozone (µg/m³)
74
NO₂ (µg/m³)
0.7

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
133,989
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Whooper Swan
    Cygnus cygnus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    2,710
  • Great Tit
    Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    2,369
  • Graylag Goose
    Anser anser (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    1,985
  • Eurasian Blue Tit
    Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    1,961
  • Common Chaffinch
    Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    1,813
  • Common Crane
    Grus grus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    1,668
  • Eurasian Nuthatch
    Sitta europaea Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    1,661
  • White-tailed Eagle
    Haliaeetus albicilla (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    1,650

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
1
Largest magnitude
2.8
Largest event
2018-12-25

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Geography & sun

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Sala, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.

Official Identifiers

SCB — Statistics Sweden

Kommunkod
1981
Population (Wikidata)
22,585
Wikidata
Q37399

Kommunkod via Wikidata P525

Sources

  • Wikimedia Commons
  • Wikidata
  • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • SCB — Statistics Sweden — Kommunkod via Wikidata P525