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Malmö Municipality is a municipality
Municipalities of Sweden

The municipalities of Sweden are the local government entities of Sweden. The current 290 municipalities are organized into 21 Counties of Sweden ....
 in Skåne County
Skåne County

Sk?ne County is the southernmost Counties of Sweden or l?n, of Sweden, basically corresponding to the historical Provinces of Sweden Scania....
 in Sweden
Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic countries on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden has land borders with Norway to the west and Finland to the northeast, and it is connected to Denmark by the ?resund Bridge in the south....
. Its seat is located in the city of Malmö
Malmö

is the third most populous urban areas in Sweden in Sweden, situated in its southernmost province of Scania.Malm? is the seat of Malm? Municipality and the capital of Sk?ne County....
.

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
City council

A city council is a form of local government, usually covering a city or other urban area, such as a town. The system of government has roots back at least to the Roman Empire....
 was elected. The municipal territory has been augmented through amalgamation
Amalgamation (politics)

Joining two or more political units such as Metropolitan municipality, county, or city into one entity is referred to as amalgamation when the process occurs within a sovereign entity....
s 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.






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Malmö Municipality is a municipality
Municipalities of Sweden

The municipalities of Sweden are the local government entities of Sweden. The current 290 municipalities are organized into 21 Counties of Sweden ....
 in Skåne County
Skåne County

Sk?ne County is the southernmost Counties of Sweden or l?n, of Sweden, basically corresponding to the historical Provinces of Sweden Scania....
 in Sweden
Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic countries on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden has land borders with Norway to the west and Finland to the northeast, and it is connected to Denmark by the ?resund Bridge in the south....
. Its seat is located in the city of Malmö
Malmö

is the third most populous urban areas in Sweden in Sweden, situated in its southernmost province of Scania.Malm? is the seat of Malm? Municipality and the capital of Sk?ne County....
.

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
City council

A city council is a form of local government, usually covering a city or other urban area, such as a town. The system of government has roots back at least to the Roman Empire....
 was elected. The municipal territory has been augmented through amalgamation
Amalgamation (politics)

Joining two or more political units such as Metropolitan municipality, county, or city into one entity is referred to as amalgamation when the process occurs within a sovereign entity....
s 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, calls itself Malmö Stad (City of Malmö) in all cases when it is legally possible. This is a decision taken by the municipal assembly
Municipal assembly (Sweden)

A municipal assembly is the legislative body governing all 290 municipalities of Sweden. Though the Swedish Local Government Act uses the term "municipal assembly", "municipal council" and more commonly "city council" are used as well, even in official contexts by several of Sweden's largest municipalities, including Stockholm Munici...
. It is purely nominal and has no effect on the legal status of the municipality.

Urban areas

There are 8 urban area
Urban areas in Sweden

Urban area is a common English language translation of the Swedish language term t?tort. The official term in English, used by Statistics Sweden, is, however, locality....
s (also called a Tätort or locality) in Malmö 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 Malmö
Malmö urban area

The Malm? Urban Area is the third largest of the 1,400 localities or urban areas of Sweden. As such it has no political or administrative significance, but is a geographical and statistical entity....
 		 258,020
2 Oxie 9,225
3 Bunkeflostrand
Bunkeflostrand

Bunkeflostrand is a suburb of Malm?, Sweden, statistically a urban areas of Sweden within Malm? Municipality, Sk?ne County.Bunkeflostrand is situated near the Oresund Bridge, south of Malm? urban area, with which it has nearly, but not completely grown together, and has about 9,000 inhabitants....
 		 6,874
4 Tygelsjö 1,862
5 Kristineberg 1,076
6 Södra Klagshamn 975
7 Vintrie 338
8 Västra Klagstorp 266


A small part of Malmö urban area
Malmö urban area

The Malm? Urban Area is the third largest of the 1,400 localities or urban areas of Sweden. As such it has no political or administrative significance, but is a geographical and statistical entity....
 is situated in Burlöv Municipality
Burlöv Municipality

Burl?v Municipality is a Municipalities of Sweden in Sk?ne County in southern Sweden, just north of Malm?. Its seat is located in a part of Malm? urban area called Arl?v....
.

City Districts

Following the 1996 City District Reform (Swedish
Swedish language

Swedish is a North Germanic languages language, spoken by around 10 million people, predominantly in Sweden and parts of Finland, especially along the coast and on the ?land islands....
 stadsdelsreformen), Malmö Municipality is divided into the following 10 city districts (Swedish
Swedish language

Swedish is a North Germanic languages language, spoken by around 10 million people, predominantly in Sweden and parts of Finland, especially along the coast and on the ?land islands....
 stadsdel), which manage public kindergartens, schools, and geriatric care within their geographical areas, and provide funds for local cultural and recreational activities.

Tsujigiri Malmo Stadsdelar
Inhabitants as of January 1, 2006
Oxie10 846
Limhamn-Bunkeflo33 737
Rosengård
Rosengård

Roseng?rd, literally "Rose garden", is a city district in Malm?, Sweden. As of 1 January 2007, the population was 21,955, of which 60 percent were born outside of Sweden....
21 447
Kirseberg
Kirseberg

Kirseberg is a city district in the north-east of Malm? Municipality in Scania, southern Sweden.A true "Kirsebergare" identifies himself first and foremost as being from Backarna, or "The Hills," and then as being from Malm?....
13 869
Husie
Husie

Husie is a city district on the far eastern side of the city of Malm?, Sweden. Husie's population of 20,000 consists primarily of middle-income families living in single-family homes....
18 236
Fosie39 614
Hyllie30 711
Södra Innerstaden32 089
Västra Innerstaden
Västra Innerstaden

V?stra Innerstaden is a city district in the west-central part of the city of Malm?, Sweden. Over 30,000 inhabitants live in the district, mostly elderly people....
31 210
Centrum38 233

Local government

Malmo City Hall, Cropped
The municipal legislative body of the municipality is the 61-member municipal assembly (kommunfullmäktige), elected by proportional representation for a four-year term. The assembly appoints the municipality's main governing bodies, the 11-member executive committee (kommunstyrelsen) and the 8 governing commissioner
Commissioner

Commissioner is in principal the title given to the holder of a commission, in the sense of a mandate, whether individually or shared, notably as member of a collegial commission....
s. The executive committee and the commissioners are headed by the Mayor (kommunstyrelsens ordförande).

The Mayor of the City of Malmö has since 1995 been Ilmar Reepalu, of the Social Democratic Party
Swedish Social Democratic Party

The Swedish Social Democratic Party, , contests elections as 'Labour' Party - Social Democrats' , commonly referred to just as 'the Social Democrats' ; is the oldest and largest political party in Sweden....
.

See also

  • Malmö
    Malmö

    is the third most populous urban areas in Sweden in Sweden, situated in its southernmost province of Scania.Malm? is the seat of Malm? Municipality and the capital of Sk?ne County....
  • Malmö urban area
    Malmö urban area

    The Malm? Urban Area is the third largest of the 1,400 localities or urban areas of Sweden. As such it has no political or administrative significance, but is a geographical and statistical entity....
  • Greater Malmö
    Greater Malmö

    Greater Malm? is the metropolitan area that includes Malm?, Sweden, and much of its surroundings. The area encompasses the south-eastern part of the Scandinavian Oresund Region....