Kalmar Municipality
Kalmar kommun
Municipality
Kalmar City Hall
Kalmar City Hall
Coat of arms of Kalmar Municipality
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 56°40′N 16°22′E / 56.667°N 16.367°E / 56.667; 16.367
CountrySweden
CountyKalmar County
SeatKalmar
Area
[1]
 • Total1,250.96 km2 (483.00 sq mi)
 • Land956.9 km2 (369.5 sq mi)
 • Water294.06 km2 (113.54 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 (31 December 2021)[2]
 • Total71,328
 • Density57/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceSmåland
Municipal code0880
Websitewww.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.

Kalmar castle

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.

#LocalityPopulation
1Kalmar41,110
2Lindsdal5,958
3Smedby3,658
4Ljungbyholm1,809
5Rinkabyholm1,659
6Trekanten1,608
7Rockneby960
8Läckeby943
9Hagby831
10Påryd685
11Drag550
12Vassmolösa534
13Dunö430
14Tvärskog394
15Åmunnen343
16 Halltorp 286

Demographics

This is a demographic table based on Kalmar Municipality's electoral districts in the 2022 Swedish general election sourced from SVT's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official statistics.[3]

Residents include everyone registered as living in the district, regardless of age or citizenship status. Valid voters indicate Swedish citizens above the age of 18 who therefore can vote in general elections. Left vote and right vote indicate the result between the two major blocs in said district in the 2022 general election. Employment indicates the share of people between the ages of 20 and 64 who are working taxpayers. Foreign background is defined as residents either born abroad or with two parents born outside of Sweden. Median income is the received monthly income through either employment, capital gains or social grants for the median adult above 20, also including pensioners in Swedish kronor. The section about college graduates indicates any degree accumulated after high school.

In total there were 54,430 Swedish citizens of voting age resident in the municipality.[3] 48.4 % voted for the left coalition and 50.5 % for the right coalition.

International relations

Twin towns — sister cities

Kalmar is twinned with:

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 2021" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 22, 2022. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 "Valresultat 2022 för Kalmar i riksdagsvalet" (in Swedish). SVT. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
  4. ↑ "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.
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