Oskarshamn Municipality
Oskarshamns kommun | |
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 Oskarshamn Railway Station | |
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| Coordinates: 57°16′N 16°27′E / 57.267°N 16.450°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| County | Kalmar County |
| Seat | Oskarshamn |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,277.35 km2 (879.29 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,046.62 km2 (404.10 sq mi) |
| • Water | 1,230.73 km2 (475.19 sq mi) |
| Area as of 1 January 2014. | |
| Population (31 December 2023)[2] | |
| • Total | 26,918 |
| • Density | 12/km2 (31/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | SE |
| Province | Småland |
| Municipal code | 0882 |
| Website | www.oskarshamn.se |
Oskarshamn Municipality (Oskarshamns kommun) is a municipality in Kalmar County in south-eastern Sweden, where the city Oskarshamn is seat.
The amalgamations in the present municipality took place in 1967 when three rural municipalities joined the City of Oskarshamn, which was transformed into a municipality of unitary type in 1971.
In 1966 construction started on the first nuclear power plant, OKG, within the present municipality. Since then two more reactors have been built and the plant today produces about 10% of Sweden's electricity. In October 2020 the municipal council voted in favour of the building of Forsmark nuclear waste repository, with the final decision needing to be made by the Swedish government.[3]
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Swedish municipality gives approval for fuel repository". World Nuclear News. 14 October 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2020.