Kristianstad Municipality (Kristianstads kommun) is a municipality in Scania County in southernmost Sweden. Its seat is located in the city Kristianstad.
Kristianstad Municipality
Kristianstads kommun | |
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 Kristianstad City Hall | |
 Coat of arms | |
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| Coordinates: 56°02′N 14°09′E / 56.033°N 14.150°ECoordinates: 56°02′N 14°09′E / 56.033°N 14.150°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| County | Scania County |
| Seat | Kristianstad |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,818.24 km2 (702.03 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,246.25 km2 (481.18 sq mi) |
| • Water | 571.99 km2 (220.85 sq mi) |
| Area as of 1 January 2014. | |
| Population (31 December 2021)[2] | |
| • Total | 86,641 |
| • Density | 48/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | SE |
| Province | Scania |
| Municipal code | 1290 |
| Website | www.kristianstad.se |
The present municipality was created in three steps during the last nationwide local government reform, and it has the largest area of the municipalities of Skåne County. In 1967 a number of rural municipalities were merged into the City of Kristianstad. In 1971 more former units were added and the city became a unitary municipality. Finally in 1974, the last amalgamations took place, and the municipality reached its present size. The number of original entities (as of 1863) is 35.
GeographyEdit
Its size of 1,818.24 square kilometres (702.03 sq mi) makes it the largest municipality in Skåne County by area.
LocalitiesEdit
There are 26 urban areas (also called tätort or locality) in Kristianstad Municipality.[3]
In the table, the urban areas are listed according to the size of the population as of December 31, 2020. The municipal seat is in bold characters.
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International relationsEdit
Twin towns — Sister citiesEdit
The municipality is twinned with:
See alsoEdit
- University College of Kristianstad
- Kristianstad County (abolished 1998)
- Söderportgymnasiet
ReferencesEdit
- ^ "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 i riket, län och kommuner 31 december 2021" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 22, 2022. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
- ^ Statistics Sweden
External linksEdit
- Kristianstad - Official site
- Coat of arms