Ultuna

Ultuna
A building of the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, January 2013.
Ultuna
Ultuna
Coordinates: 59°49′00″N 17°39′30″E / 59.81667°N 17.65833°E / 59.81667; 17.65833
CountrySweden
ProvinceUppland
CountyUppsala County
MunicipalityUppsala Municipality
Area
  Total
1.2 km2 (0.5 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2020)
  Total
2,062
  Density1,700/km2 (4,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Locality codeT0654

Ultuna (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈɵ̂lːˌtʉːna]) is a locality in Uppsala Municipality, Uppsala County, Sweden with 449 inhabitants in 2017. Located 5 kilometres (3 mi) south of central Uppsala, it hosts the headquarters and main campus of the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet, SLU).

Ultuna is known for sharing (with Målilla, Småland) Sweden's heat record of 38.0 °C (100.4 °F), which was recorded on 9 July 1933.