Karlshamn Municipality

Karlshamn Municipality Karlshamns kommun
—  Municipality  —
Coat of arms
Country	Sweden
County	Blekinge County
Seat	Karlshamn
Area[1]
– Total	836.51 km2 (323 sq mi)
– Land	491.33 km2 (189.7 sq mi)
– Water	345.18 km2 (133.3 sq mi)
	Area as of January 1, 2010.
Population (June 30, 2010)[2]
– Total	31,059
– Density	37.1/km2 (96.2/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
– Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
ISO 3166 code	SE
Province	Blekinge
Municipal code	1082
Website	www.karlshamn.se

Karlshamn Municipality (Karlshamns kommun) is a municipality in Blekinge County in southern Sweden. It borders to Olofström Municipality, Sölvesborg Municipality, Ronneby Municipality and Tingsryd Municipality. The city Karlshamn is the seat of the municipality.

The amalgamation of the units in the area took place in 1967 when the City of Karlshamn was merged with Asarum, Hällaryd and Mörrum. The whole territory had formally city status until 1971, when all local government units in Sweden became municipalities of unitary type.

Localities

There are 6 urban areas (also called a Tätort or locality) in Karlshamn Municipality.

In the table the localities are listed according to the size of the population as of December 31, 2005. The municipal seat is in bold characters.

#	Locality	Population
1	Karlshamn	18,768
2	Mörrum	3,655
3	Svängsta	1,742
4	Hällaryd	553
5	Åryd	362
6	Torarp	273

Totally, 31.000 people live in Karlshamn which makes it the second largest municipality in Blekinge County.

Government and politics

Distribution of the 51 seats in the municipal council after the 2010 election:

• Social Democratic Party 20
• Moderate Party 11
• Green Party 5
• Sweden Democrats 5
• Centre Party 3
• Liberal People's Party 3
• Left Party 2
• Christian Democrats 1
• Communist Party 1

Results of the Swedish general election, 2010 in Karlshamn:

• Social Democratic Party 37.3%
• Moderate Party 26.3%
• Sweden Democrats 9.4%
• Green Party 6.3%
• Left Party 6.1%
• Liberal People's Party 5.3%
• Centre Party 5.0%
• Christian Democrats 3.5%

Parishes

Parishes ordered by city and hundreds:

1. Karlshamn
   • Karlshamn Parish
2. Bräkne Hundred
   • Asarum Parish
   • Hällaryd Parish
   • Mörrum Parish
   • Ringamåla Parish
   • Åryd Parish
3. Lister Hundred
   • Elleholm Parish
   • Mörrum Parish

References

1. ^ "Statistiska centralbyrån den 1 januari 2010" (in Swedish) (Microsoft Excel). Statistics Sweden. http://www.scb.se/Statistik/MI/MI0802/2010A01/mi0802tab3_2010.xls. Retrieved 2010-08-21. 
2. ^ "SCB, Befolkningsstatistik 30 juni 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. http://www.scb.se/Pages/TableAndChart____244147.aspx. Retrieved 2010-08-19. 

• Statistics Sweden

External links

• Karlshamn Municipality - Official site
• Coat of arms

Coordinates: 56°10′N 14°51′E / 56.167°N 14.85°E / 56.167; 14.85