Kalmar Municipality
Kalmar Municipality
Kalmar kommun | |
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 Kalmar City Hall | |
 Coat of arms | |
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| 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 2023)[2] | |
| • Total | 72,304 |
| • Density | 58/km2 (150/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 15 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, 2005. The municipal seat is in bold characters.
| # | Locality | Population |
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| 1 | Kalmar | 35,170 |
| 2 | Lindsdal | 5,520 |
| 3 | Smedby | 3,530 |
| 4 | Rinkabyholm | 1,555 |
| 5 | Ljungbyholm | 1,461 |
| 6 | Trekanten | 1,268 |
| 7 | Rockneby | 880 |
| 8 | Läckeby | 862 |
| 9 | Påryd | 657 |
| 10 | Hagby | 651 |
| 11 | Vassmolösa | 544 |
| 12 | Tvärskog | 409 |
| 13 | Dunö | 384 |
| 14 | Halltorp | 292 |
| 15 | Boholmarna | 272 |
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 och befolkningsförändringar - Kvartal 4, 2023" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 22, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
- ^ "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
- Kalmar Municipality - Official site
- University of Kalmar
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