Kristianstad Municipality

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Kristianstad Municipality
Kristianstads kommun
Kristianstad City Hall
Kristianstad City Hall
Coat of arms of Kristianstad Municipality
Kristianstad Municipality in Scania County.png
Coordinates: 56°02′N 14°09′E / 56.033°N 14.150°E / 56.033; 14.150Coordinates: 56°02′N 14°09′E / 56.033°N 14.150°E / 56.033; 14.150
CountrySweden
CountyScania County
SeatKristianstad
Area
 • Total1,818.24 km2 (702.03 sq mi)
 • Land1,246.25 km2 (481.18 sq mi)
 • Water571.99 km2 (220.85 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 (31 December 2019)[2]
 • Total85,747
 • Density47/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceScania
Municipal code1290
Websitewww.kristianstad.se

Kristianstad Municipality (Kristianstads kommun) is a municipality in Scania County in southernmost Sweden. Its seat is located in the city Kristianstad.

The present municipality was created in three steps during the last nationwide local government reform, and it has the largest area of the municipalities of Skåne County. In 1967 a number of rural municipalities were merged into the City of Kristianstad. In 1971 more former units were added and the city became a unitary municipality. Finally in 1974, the last amalgamations took place, and the municipality reached its present size. The number of original entities (as of 1863) is 35.

Geography[]

Its size of 1,818.24 square kilometres (702.03 sq mi) makes it the largest municipality in Skåne County by area.

Localities[]

There are 26 urban areas (also called tätort or locality) in Kristianstad Municipality.[3]

In the table, the urban areas are listed according to the size of the population as of December 31, 2010. The municipal seat is in bold characters.

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Urban area Population
Kristianstad 35,711
Åhus 9,423
Tollarp 3,284
Hammar 2,057
Fjälkinge 1,690
Önnestad 1,378
Degeberga 1,291
Norra Åsum 1,264
Färlöv 1,026
Viby 991
Gärds Köpinge 936
Everöd 885
Arkelstorp 768
Rinkaby 745
Vinnö 536
Hammarslund 461
Balsby 430
Österslöv 414
Linderöd 404
Yngsjö 302
Ovesholm 299
Östra Sönnarslöv 294
Bäckaskog 293
Torsebro 270
Huaröd 242
Vittskövle 235

International relations[]

Twin towns — Sister cities[]

The municipality is twinned with:

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 31 december 2019" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 20, 2020. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
  3. ^ Statistics Sweden

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