Kalmar Municipality
Kalmar Municipality
Kalmar kommun | |
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Kalmar City Hall | |
| Coordinates: 56°40′N 16°22′E / 56.667°N 16.367°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| County | Kalmar County |
| Seat | Kalmar |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,250.96 km2 (483.00 sq mi) |
| • Land | 956.9 km2 (369.5 sq mi) |
| • Water | 294.06 km2 (113.54 sq mi) |
| Area as of 1 January 2014. | |
| Population (31 December 2024) | |
• Total | 72,704 |
| • Density | 58/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | SE |
| Province | Småland |
| Municipal code | 0880 |
| Website | www.kalmar.se |
| Density is calculated using land area only. | |
Kalmar Municipality (Swedish: 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.