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Enköping Municipality (Enköpings kommun) is a municipality in Uppsala County in east central Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Enköping.

Enköping Municipality Enköpings kommun
Municipality
Enköping Town Hall
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 59°38′N 17°05′E
Country	Sweden
County	Uppsala County
Seat	Enköping
Area [1]
• Total	1,323.82 km2 (511.13 sq mi)
• Land	1,178.5 km2 (455.0 sq mi)
• Water	145.32 km2 (56.11 sq mi)
	Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population  (31 December 2021)[2]
• Total	47,489
• Density	36/km2 (93/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	SE
Province	Uppland
Municipal code	0381
Website	www.enkoping.se

The present municipality consists of nearly forty original local government units. They were grouped into greater municipalities in 1952 and Enköping Municipality was created in 1971 when the City of Enköping was amalgamated with five surrounding units.

Localities

• Enköping (seat)
• Örsundsbro
• Fjärdhundra
• Grillby
• Hjälstaby
• Hummelsta
• Lillkyrka
• Bredsand

Sister cities

• Kaarina, Finland
• Ølstykke, Denmark (about to change due to the upcoming major municipality changes in Denmark)
• Nedre Eiker, Norway
• Jõgeva, Estonia
• Santa Rosa, Philippines

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Sports

The most successful sports team of the city has for several years been the football team Enköpings SK, with one peak season in the Swedish Premier Division (Allsvenskan) in 2003. Unfortunately, the team has now faced the harsh reality of sports and economics and will be playing in Division 2 in 2008. Their home arena is called Enavallen and is situated in downtown Enköping.

References

External links

• Media related to Enköping Municipality at Wikimedia Commons
• Enköping Municipality - Official site
• Enköpings SK - Official site

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