Linköping Municipality
Linköping Municipality
Linköpings kommun | |
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 Coat of arms | |
| Motto: Linköping - where ideas come to life | |
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| Country | Sweden |
| County | Östergötland County |
| Seat | Linköping |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,568.26 km2 (605.51 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,427.44 km2 (551.14 sq mi) |
| • Water | 140.82 km2 (54.37 sq mi) |
| Area as of 1 January 2014. | |
| Population (31 December 2023)[2] | |
| • Total | 167,404 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | SE |
| Province | Östergötland |
| Municipal code | 0580 |
| Website | www.linkoping.se |
Linköping Municipality (Linköpings kommun) is a municipality in Östergötland County in southern Sweden. With 152,966 inhabitants, it is the fifth largest municipality in Sweden.
The municipality is bordered in the west by Motala, and thence clockwise by Finspång, Norrköping, Söderköping, Åtvidaberg, Kinda, Boxholm and Mjölby municipalities.
The present municipality was formed in 1971 by the amalgamation of the City of Linköping with five surrounding rural municipalities. The number of original local government entities (as of 1863) making up Linköping Municipality is 32.
Linköping is one of the few municipalities in Sweden to style the speaker of the assembly as mayor.
Linköping wants to create a sustainable development of the city and therefore plan to become a carbon neutral community by 2025.
International relations
Twin towns — Sister cities
Sister cities to Linköping are
Joensuu, Finland
Ísafjarðarbær, Iceland
Tønsberg, Norway
Trabzon, Turkey
Linz, Austria
Pietrasanta, Italy
Kaunas, Lithuania
Oradea, Romania
Guangzhou, China
Macau, Macau, China
Estelí, Nicaragua
Morogoro, Tanzania
Palo Alto, California, U.S.
São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo, Brazil
Roskilde Municipality, Denmark chose in the summer of 2007 to cancel its sistership agreements with four Scandinavian local government entities, including Linköping Municipality.[3]
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.
- ^ Corren 7/18 2007. Archived 2007-08-28 at the Wayback Machine Template:Sv icon
External links
- Linköping Municipality - Official site
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