Kalmar Municipality
| Kalmar kommun | ||
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| Municipality | ||
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| Country | Sweden | |
| County | Kalmar County | |
| Seat | Kalmar | |
| Area[1] | ||
| • 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 January 1, 2014. | ||
| Population (March 31, 2015)[2] | ||
| • Total | 64,922 | |
| • Density | 52/km2 (130/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| 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
Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Sweden
Twin towns — Sister cities
Kalmar is twinned with:
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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" (Microsoft Excel) (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
- ↑ "Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 31 mars 2015" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. May 11, 2015. Retrieved May 11, 2015.
- ↑ "Gdańsk Official Website: 'Miasta partnerskie'" (in Polish and English). © 2009 Urząd Miejski w Gdańsku. Retrieved 2009-07-11. External link in
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External links
- Kalmar Municipality - Official site
- University of Kalmar
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Coordinates: 56°40′N 16°22′E / 56.667°N 16.367°E
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