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

Karlshamn Municipality Karlshamns kommun
Municipality
Karlshamn Town Hall
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 56°10′N 14°51′E
Country	Sweden
County	Blekinge County
Seat	Karlshamn
Area [1]
• Total	832.42 km2 (321.40 sq mi)
• Land	488.68 km2 (188.68 sq mi)
• Water	343.74 km2 (132.72 sq mi)
	Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population  (31 December 2021)[2]
• Total	32,226
• Density	39/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	SE
Province	Blekinge
Municipal code	1082
Website	www.karlshamn.se

Administrative territory

1863 at the time of first municipal legislation in Sweden, the area was divided into the City of Karlshamn and five rural municipalities. 1881 a further subdivision was made by Asarum into Ringamåla. The administrative reform in 1952 reduced the number of municipalities surrounding the town to Hällaryd (Hällaryds plus Åryds municipalities), Asarum (reunition of Asarum and Ringamåla), Mörrum (municipalities Elleholm plus Mörrum). In 1/1 1967 the town of Karlshamn was united with Asarum, Hällaryd och Mörrum to form the present municipality 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, 2010. The municipal seat is in bold characters.

#	Locality	Population
1	Karlshamn	19,075
2	Mörrum	3,695
3	Svängsta	1,682
4	Hällaryd	546
5	Åryd	336
6	Torarp	263

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 assembly (kommunfullmäktige] 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 2010 Swedish general election 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%

Economy

The municipal tax is deducted as a percentage of individual citizens income. It is 21.89% 2009. The average personal income in the municipality was 158594 SEK year 2009. This is 96% of the national average (SCB). The council also derives income from the municipal harbour, the energy services etc.

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

• Statistics Sweden

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Karlshamn Municipality.

• Karlshamn Municipality - Official site
• Coat of arms

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