Sigtuna Municipality (Sigtuna kommun) is a municipality in Stockholm County in east central Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Märsta, approximately 37 km (23 mi) north of the Swedish capital, Stockholm.
Sigtuna Municipality
Sigtuna kommun | |
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Municipality | |
![]() Head Office of Sigtuna Municipality in Märsta | |
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Coordinates: 59°37′N 17°43′E | |
Country | Sweden |
County | Stockholm County |
Seat | Märsta |
Area | |
• Total | 349.74 km2 (135.04 sq mi) |
• Land | 327.4 km2 (126.4 sq mi) |
• Water | 22.34 km2 (8.63 sq mi) |
Area as of 1 January 2014. | |
Population (31 December 2021)[2] | |
• Total | 50,273 |
• Density | 140/km2 (370/sq mi) |
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Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | SE |
Province | Uppland |
Municipal code | 0191 |
Website | www.sigtuna.se |
Density is calculated using land area only. |
The municipality is a part of Metropolitan Stockholm.
The municipality consists of several former local government units and was formed in 1971. It got its name from the small, but very old, City of Sigtuna, but the seat was placed in the larger modern town of Märsta.
The three towns of the municipality are Märsta (pop. 23,000), Sigtuna (pop. 8,000) and Rosersberg (pop. 1,400), of which Märsta is the municipal seat and Sigtuna with its old and important history is a popular tourist destination.
Year | Population | ||||||||
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1950 | 6,516 | ||||||||
1955 | 7,300 | ||||||||
1960 | 9,461 | ||||||||
1965 | 17,705 | ||||||||
1970 | 26,062 | ||||||||
1975 | 26,615 | ||||||||
1980 | 28,276 | ||||||||
1985 | 29,300 | ||||||||
1990 | 31,485 | ||||||||
1995 | 33,406 | ||||||||
2000 | 35,001 | ||||||||
2001 | 35,518 | ||||||||
2002 | 35,771 | ||||||||
2003 | 36,028 | ||||||||
2004 | 36,322 | ||||||||
2005 | 36,711 | ||||||||
2006 | 36,976 | ||||||||
2007 | 37,793 | ||||||||
2008 | 38,272 | ||||||||
2009 | 39,219 | ||||||||
2010 | 39,990 | ||||||||
2011 | 41,329 | ||||||||
2012 | 42,272 | ||||||||
2013 | 43,372 | ||||||||
2014 | 44,085 | ||||||||
2015 | 44,786 | ||||||||
2016 | 46,274 | ||||||||
2017 | 47,146 | ||||||||
2018 | 48,130 | ||||||||
2019 | 48,964 | ||||||||
Source: SCB - Folkmängd efter region och år. |
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In the municipality lies the largest workplace in Sweden, the Arlanda Airport, with 13,000 employees in 200 companies. As a result, Sigtuna is travelled through by 18,300,000 visitors yearly, and has the fourth most hotel stays, following to the commercial and regional centres Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmö.[citation needed]
Swedavia, the Swedish airport management company, has its head office on the airport property.[3] Scandinavian Airlines previously had its head office on the airport property.[4]
The municipality is twinned[5] with:
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