Kalmar Municipality
Kalmar Municipality
Kalmar kommun | |
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Coordinates: 56°40′N 16°22′E / 56.667°N 16.367°ECoordinates: 56°40′N 16°22′E / 56.667°N 16.367°E | |
Country | Sweden |
County | Kalmar County |
Seat | Kalmar |
Area | |
• Total | 1,250.96 km2 (483.00 sq mi) |
• Land | 956.9 km2 (369.5 sq mi) |
• Water | 294.06 km2 (113.54 sq mi) |
Area as of 1 January 2014. | |
Population (31 December 2019)[2] | |
• Total | 69,467 |
• Density | 56/km2 (140/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | SE |
Province | Småland |
Municipal code | 0880 |
Website | www.kalmar.se |
Density is calculated using land area only. |
Kalmar Municipality (Kalmar kommun) is a municipality in Kalmar County, southeastern Sweden. The city of Kalmar is the municipal seat.
The present municipality was created in 1971, when the City of Kalmar was amalgamated with five surrounding rural municipalities. The municipality consists of fifteen original local government units.
Localities[]
There are 16 urban areas (also called a Tätort or locality) in Kalmar Municipality.
In the table the localities are listed according to the size of the population as of December 31, 2019. The municipal seat is in bold characters.
# | Locality | Population |
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1 | Kalmar | 41,110 |
2 | Lindsdal | 5,958 |
3 | Smedby | 3,658 |
4 | Ljungbyholm | 1,809 |
5 | Rinkabyholm | 1,659 |
6 | Trekanten | 1,608 |
7 | Rockneby | 960 |
8 | Läckeby | 943 |
9 | Hagby | 831 |
10 | Påryd | 685 |
11 | Drag | 550 |
12 | Vassmolösa | 534 |
13 | Dunö | 430 |
14 | Tvärskog | 394 |
15 | 343 | |
16 | Halltorp | 286 |
International relations[]
Twin towns — Sister cities[]
Kalmar is twinned with:
- Gdańsk, Poland (since 1991)[3]
- Kaliningrad, Russia
- Wilmington, Delaware, United States
- Savonlinna, Finland
- Samsun, Turkey
- Panevėžys, Lithuania
References[]
- ^ "Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 2014-01-01. Archived from the original (Microsoft Excel) on 2016-09-27. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
- ^ "Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 31 december 2019" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 20, 2020. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
- ^ "Gdańsk Official Website: 'Miasta partnerskie'" (in Polish and English). © 2009 Urząd Miejski w Gdańsku. Archived from the original on 2013-07-23. Retrieved 2009-07-11.
External links[]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kalmar Municipality. |
- Kalmar Municipality - Official site
- University of Kalmar
Categories:
- Kalmar Municipality
- Municipalities of Kalmar County
- Kalmar County geography stubs