Kalmar Municipality

Kalmar Municipality
Kalmar kommun
Kalmar City Hall
Kalmar City Hall
Coat of arms of Kalmar Municipality
Coordinates: 56°40′N 16°22′E / 56.667°N 16.367°E / 56.667; 16.367
CountrySweden
CountyKalmar County
SeatKalmar
Area
 • 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 2023)[2]
 • Total72,304
 • Density58/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.

  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.