Ystad Municipality
| Ystad Municipality Ystads kommun | ||
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| Municipality | ||
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| Country | Sweden | |
| County | Skåne County | |
| Seat | Ystad | |
| Area[1] | ||
| • Total | 1,189.32 km2 (459.20 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 350.08 km2 (135.17 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 839.24 km2 (324.03 sq mi) | |
| Area as of January 1, 2014. | ||
| Population (June 30, 2016)[2] | ||
| • Total | 29,114 | |
| • Density | 24/km2 (63/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| ISO 3166 code | SE | |
| Province | Scania | |
| Municipal code | 1286 | |
| Website | www.ystad.se | |
Ystad Municipality (Ystads kommun) is a municipality in Skåne County in southern Sweden. Its seat is the town of Ystad.
The present municipality was created in 1971 by the amalgamation of the former City of Ystad with four surrounding municipalities.
Localities
There are nine urban areas (also called a Tätort or locality) in Ystad Municipality.
In the table the urban areas are listed according to the size of the population as of December 31, 2005. The municipal seat is in bold characters.
| # | Locality | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ystad | 17,286 |
| 2 | Köpingebro | 1,060 |
| 3 | Svarte | 836 |
| 4 | Nybrostrand | 675 |
| 5 | Löderup | 558 |
| 6 | Sövestad | 376 |
| 7 | Glemmingebro | 349 |
| 8 | Hedeskoga | 280 |
| 9 | Stora Herrestad | 258 |
International relations
Twin towns — sister cities
Ystad is twinned with:
References
- ↑ "Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014" (Microsoft Excel) (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
- ↑ "Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 30 juni 2016" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. August 17, 2016. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
External links
- Ystad Municipality - Official site
- Österlen - Official site
- Kurt Wallander English Language site for fans of Henning Mankell's detective series, including information on, and photographs of, Ystad
- Branagh's Wallander - Website relating to the BBC's English language Wallander starring Kenneth Branagh
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Coordinates: 55°25′N 13°50′E / 55.417°N 13.833°E
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