Eskilstuna Municipality
Eskilstuna Municipality
Eskilstuna kommun | |
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Eskilstuna town hall | |
| Coordinates: 59°22′N 16°31′E / 59.367°N 16.517°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| County | Södermanland County |
| Seat | Eskilstuna |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,250.49 km2 (482.82 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,099.87 km2 (424.66 sq mi) |
| • Water | 150.62 km2 (58.15 sq mi) |
| Area as of 1 January 2014. | |
| Population (31 December 2024) | |
• Total | 107,203 |
| • Density | 86/km2 (220/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | SE |
| Province | Södermanland |
| Municipal code | 0484 |
| Website | www.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.