Salem Municipality
Salems kommun | |
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| Coordinates: 59°12′N 17°46′E / 59.200°N 17.767°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| County | Stockholm County |
| Seat | Salem |
| Area | |
• Total | 71.09 km2 (27.45 sq mi) |
| • Land | 54.09 km2 (20.88 sq mi) |
| • Water | 17 km2 (7 sq mi) |
| Area as of 1 January 2014. | |
| Population (31 December 2023)[2] | |
• Total | 17,451 |
| • Density | 250/km2 (640/sq mi) |
| Demonyms | Salemite |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | SE |
| Province | Södermanland |
| Municipal code | 0128 |
| Website | www.salem.se |
| Density is calculated using land area only. | |
Salem Municipality (Salems kommun) is a municipality in Stockholm County in east central Sweden. The name traces its origins from Slæm in the 13th century, but was changed to Salem in the 17th century, inspired by the Biblical name of Jerusalem.[3] Its seat is located in Salem.
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- ^ "Folkmängd och befolkningsförändringar - Kvartal 4, 2023" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 22, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
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