Kristianstad Municipality
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Kristianstad Municipality (Kristianstads kommun) 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...

 in Skåne County
Skåne County
Skåne County is the southernmost administrative county or län, of Sweden, basically corresponding to the historical province Scania. It borders the counties of Halland, Kronoberg and Blekinge. The seat of residence for the Skåne Governor is the town of Malmö...

 in southernmost Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

. Its seat is located in the city Kristianstad
Kristianstad
Kristianstad is a city and the seat of Kristianstad Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 35,711 inhabitants in 2010.-History:The city was founded in 1614 by King Christian IV of Denmark, the city's name literally means 'Town of Christian', as a planned city after the burning of the town of Vä...

.

The present municipality was created in three steps during the last nation-wide local government reform, and it has the largest area of the municipalities of Skåne County. In 1967 a number of rural municipalities were merged into the City of Kristianstad. In 1971 more former units were added and the city became a unitary municipality. Finally in 1974, the last amalgamations took place, and the municipality reached its present size. The number of original entities is 35.

Localities

There are 26 urban areas
Urban areas in Sweden
Urban area is a common English translation of the Swedish term tätort. The official term in English, used by Statistics Sweden, is, however, locality. There are 1,940 localities in Sweden . They could be compared with census-designated places in the United States.A tätort in Sweden has a minimum of...

 (also called tätort or locality) in Kristianstad Municipality.

In the table the urban areas are listed according to the size of the population as of December 31, 2010. The municipal seat is in bold characters.
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Urban area Population
Kristianstad
Kristianstad
Kristianstad is a city and the seat of Kristianstad Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 35,711 inhabitants in 2010.-History:The city was founded in 1614 by King Christian IV of Denmark, the city's name literally means 'Town of Christian', as a planned city after the burning of the town of Vä...

35,711
Åhus
Åhus
Åhus is the second largest locality in Kristianstad Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 9,423 inhabitants in 2010, but it triples during the summer due to the predominantly German tourists who come seeking the beaches and nature of the Helgeå and Hanöbukten area...

 
9,423
Tollarp
Tollarp
Tollarp is a locality situated in Kristianstad Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 3,284 inhabitants in 2010. It is located approximately 16 km south-west of the city of Kristianstad along the E22 route between Malmö and Kristianstad ....

 
3,284
Hammar
Hammar, Kristianstad
Hammar is a locality situated in Kristianstad Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 2,057 inhabitants in 2010....

 
2,057
Fjälkinge
Fjälkinge
Fjälkinge is a locality situated in Kristianstad Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 1,690 inhabitants in 2010....

 
1,690
Önnestad
Önnestad
Önnestad is a locality situated in Kristianstad Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 1,378 inhabitants in 2010....

 
1,378
Degeberga
Degeberga
Degeberga is a locality situated in Kristianstad Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 1,291 inhabitants in 2010. It is located approximately 22 km south of the city of Kristianstad...

 
1,291
Norra Åsum
Norra Åsum
Norra Åsum is a locality situated in Kristianstad Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 1,264 inhabitants in 2010....

 
1,264
Färlöv
Färlöv
Färlöv is a locality situated in Kristianstad Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 1,026 inhabitants in 2010.The small town of Färlöv is best known for its 12th century magnate church with twin towers....

 
1,026
Viby
Viby, Kristianstad
Viby is a locality situated in Kristianstad Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 991 inhabitants in 2010....

 
991
Gärds Köpinge
Gärds Köpinge
Gärds Köpinge is a locality situated in Kristianstad Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 936 inhabitants in 2010....

 
936
Everöd
Everöd
Everöd is a locality situated in Kristianstad Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 885 inhabitants in 2010.Kristianstad Airport, by locals sometimes referred to as "Everöd Airport", is located close to Everöd....

 
885
Arkelstorp
Arkelstorp
Arkelstorp is a locality situated in Kristianstad Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 768 inhabitants in 2010....

 
768
Rinkaby
Rinkaby
Rinkaby is a locality situated in Kristianstad Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 745 inhabitants in 2010. It is close to Lake Hammarsjön and 12 kilometres from Kristianstad. The village has a pre-school and primary school which is housed in a building originating in the 19th century...

 
745
Vinnö
Vinnö
Vinnö is a locality situated in Kristianstad Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 536 inhabitants in 2010....

 
536
Hammarslund
Hammarslund
Hammarslund is a locality situated in Kristianstad Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 461 inhabitants in 2010....

 
461
Balsby
Balsby
Balsby is a locality situated in Kristianstad Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 430 inhabitants in 2010....

 
430
Österslöv
Österslöv
Österslöv is a locality situated in Kristianstad Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 414 inhabitants in 2010.- References :...

 
414
Linderöd
Linderöd
Linderöd is a locality situated in Kristianstad Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 404 inhabitants in 2010....

 
404
Yngsjö
Yngsjö
Yngsjö is a locality situated in Kristianstad Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 302 inhabitants in 2010.Yngsjö is located on the coast of the Baltic Sea and is famous for its beaches....

 
302
Ovesholm
Ovesholm
Ovesholm is a locality situated in Kristianstad Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 299 inhabitants in 2010....

 
299
Östra Sönnarslöv
Östra Sönnarslöv
Östra Sönnarslöv is a locality situated in Kristianstad Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 294 inhabitants in 2010.- References :...

 
294
Bäckaskog
Bäckaskog
Bäckaskog is a locality situated in Kristianstad Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden, between Ivö Lake and Oppmanna Lake, with 293 inhabitants in 2010.The village has developed around the castle and the Premonstratensian monastery...

 
293
Torsebro
Torsebro
Torsebro is a locality situated in Kristianstad Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 270 inhabitants in 2010....

 
270
Huaröd
Huaröd
Huaröd is a locality situated in Kristianstad Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 242 inhabitants in 2010....

 
242
Vittskövle
Vittskövle
Vittskövle is a locality situated in Kristianstad Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 235 inhabitants in 2010....

 
235

Twin towns — Sister cities

The municipality is twinned
Town twinning
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 with:
Espoo
Espoo
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, Finland
Finland
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 Kongsberg
Kongsberg
is a town and municipality in Buskerud county, Norway. It is located at the southern end of the traditional region of Numedal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Kongsberg....

, Norway
Norway
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 Koszalin
Koszalin
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, Poland
Poland
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 Køge Municipality, Denmark
Denmark
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 Rendsburg
Rendsburg
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, Germany
Germany
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 Šiauliai
Šiauliai
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, Lithuania
Lithuania
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 Skagafjörður
Skagafjörður
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, Iceland
Iceland
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