Norrköping Municipality
Norrköpings kommun
Municipality
Norrköping Railway Station
Norrköping Railway Station
Coat of arms of Norrköping Municipality
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 58°36′N 16°12′E / 58.600°N 16.200°E / 58.600; 16.200
CountrySweden
CountyÖstergötland County
SeatNorrköping
Area
[1]
 • Total2,047.58 km2 (790.58 sq mi)
 • Land1,495.05 km2 (577.24 sq mi)
 • Water552.53 km2 (213.33 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 (31 December 2021)[2]
 • Total144,458
 • Density71/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceÖstergötland and Södermanland
Municipal code0581
Websitewww.norrkoping.se

Norrköping Municipality (Norrköpings kommun) is a municipality in Östergötland County in southeast Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Norrköping, with some 90,000 inhabitants. It is the largest municipality in Östergötland.

By the time of the local government reform of 1971 the City of Norrköping was amalgamated with the rural municipality of Skärblacka forming a new municipality of unitary type. In 1974 Vikbolandet was added. The number of original local government units (as of 1863) which are in the present municipality is 26.

Localities

Places with more than 200 inhabitants as of 2000:

Demographics

This is a demographic table based on Norrköping Municipality's electoral districts in the 2022 Swedish general election sourced from SVT's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official statistics.[3]

Residents include everyone registered as living in the district, regardless of age or citizenship status. Valid voters indicate Swedish citizens above the age of 18 who therefore can vote in general elections. Left vote and right vote indicate the result between the two major blocs in said district in the 2022 general election. Employment indicates the share of people between the ages of 20 and 64 who are working taxpayers. Foreign background is defined as residents either born abroad or with two parents born outside of Sweden. Median income is the received monthly income through either employment, capital gains or social grants for the median adult above 20, also including pensioners in Swedish kronor. The section about college graduates indicates any degree accumulated after high school.

In total there were 108,530 Swedish citizens of voting age resident in the municipality.[3] 45.7 % voted for the left coalition and 52.9 % for the right coalition.

Government and infrastructure

The Swedish Transport Agency has its headquarters in Norrköping, Norrköping Municipality.[4] When the Civil Aviation Administration existed, its head office was in Norrköping.[5]

International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities

Norrköping is twinned with:

See also

References

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ "Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 31 december 2021" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 22, 2022. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 "Valresultat 2022 för Norrköping i riksdagsvalet" (in Swedish). SVT. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
  4. ↑ "Adresser till våra kontor Archived 2010-12-03 at the Wayback Machine." Swedish Transport Agency. Retrieved on 7 December 2010. "Huvudkontor Transportstyrelsen 601 73 Norrköping Besöksadress: Vikboplan 7, Norrköping Öppettider: Vardagar 08.00–16.30"
  5. ↑ "Contact." Civil Aviation Administration. 16 June 2010. Retrieved on 6 December 2010. "Swedish Civil Aviation Administration S-601 79 Norrköping."
  6. ↑ "Twin cities of Riga". Riga City Council. Archived from the original on 2008-12-04. Retrieved 2009-07-27.
  7. ↑ Trondheims offisielle nettsted - Vennskapsbyer Archived 2011-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
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