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Malmö Municipality

Malmö Municipality
Malmö kommun
Malmö stad
Municipality
Municipal building
Municipal building
Coat of arms of Malmö Municipality
Coat of arms
Malmö Municipality in Scania County.png
Country Sweden
County Scania
Seat Malmö
Government
 • Mayor Katrin Stjernfeldt Jammeh (S)
Area
 • Total 332.64 km2 (128.43 sq mi)
 • Land 156.87 km2 (60.57 sq mi)
 • Water 175.77 km2 (67.87 sq mi)
  Area as of January 1, 2014.
Population (December 31, 2016)
 • Total 328,494
 • Density 990/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
ISO 3166 code SE
Province Scania
Municipal code 1280
Website www.malmo.se

Malmö Municipality (Swedish: Malmö kommun [²malːmøː kɔˈmuːn]), or City of Malmö (Malmö stad [²malːmøː ˈstɑːd]), is a municipality in Scania, the southernmost Swedish province.

When the first Swedish local government acts were implemented in 1863, the Old City of Malmö was made one of the country's 88 city municipalities and the first city council was elected. The municipal territory has been augmented through mergers in 1911, 1915, 1931, 1935, 1952, 1967 and finally in 1971.

In 1971, the city was also converted into a municipality of unitary type, like all others in Sweden. Malmö Municipality, however, styles itself Malmö stad (City of Malmö) in all cases when it is legally possible. This is a decision taken by the municipal assembly. It is purely nominal and has no effect on the legal status of the municipality.

There are nine urban areas (also called a tätort or locality) and four smaller localities (småorter) in the municipality.

The localities are listed in the table according to the size of the population in 2010. The municipal seat is in bold characters.

Note that a small part of Malmö (Arlöv) is situated in Burlöv Municipality.

After a reform on 1 July 2013, Malmö Municipality is divided into five city districts (Swedish: stadsområde). They manage public kindergartens, schools, and geriatric care within their geographical areas, and provide funds for local cultural and recreational activities.


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