Eskilstuna Municipality

Eskilstuna Municipality
Eskilstuna kommun
Eskilstuna town hall
Eskilstuna town hall
Coat of arms of Eskilstuna Municipality
Coordinates: 59°22′N 16°31′E / 59.367°N 16.517°E / 59.367; 16.517
CountrySweden
CountySödermanland County
SeatEskilstuna
Area
 • Total1,250.49 km2 (482.82 sq mi)
 • Land1,099.87 km2 (424.66 sq mi)
 • Water150.62 km2 (58.15 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 (31 December 2023)[2]
 • Total107,468
 • Density86/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceSödermanland
Municipal code0484
Websitewww.eskilstuna.se
Density is calculated using land area only.

Eskilstuna Municipality (Swedish: Eskilstuna kommun) is a municipality in Södermanland County in southeast Sweden, between Lake Mälaren and Lake Hjälmaren. The seat of the municipality is in the city of Eskilstuna.

The present municipality was formed in 1971 by the merger of the City of Eskilstuna, the City of Torshälla and five rural municipalities. It is the largest municipality in the Sörmland region in terms of population, having more than 1/3 of the overall county population.

  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 och befolkningsförändringar - Kvartal 4, 2023" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 22, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.