Eskilstuna (Municipality)

Eskilstuna municipality
coat of arms Location in Södermanland County
State :	Sweden
Province (län):	Södermanland County
Historical Province (landskap):	Södermanland
Main place:	Eskilstuna
SCB code:	0484
Residents :	106,859 (December 31, 2019)
Area :	1,250.5 km² (January 1, 2016)
Population density :	85.5 inhabitants / km²
Website :	www.eskilstuna.se
List of municipalities in Sweden

Coordinates: 59 ° 22 ′  N , 16 ° 31 ′  E Eskilstuna is a municipality ( Swedish commun ) in the Swedish province of Södermanland County and the historical province of Södermanland . The main town of the municipality is Eskilstuna . The previous small town of Torshälla hasa limited self-governmentas a district ( Kommundel ) and titular town .

geography

The municipality of Eskilstuna is located in the Mälar valley between the lakes Mälaren and Hjälmaren , its borders roughly reflect the historical Rekarne landscape . In the north it borders on the province of Västmanland County .

history

The large community Eskilstuna was founded with the great Swedish community reform in 1971, from the previous communities Hällby, Kafjärden, Västra Rekarne, Husby-Rekarne, Ärla and the towns of Eskilstuna and Torshälla, with Eskilstuna as the official seat of the large community. A split in the community with Eskilstuna or Torshälla as the main towns was rejected in the 2006 referendum.

Biggest places

• Eskilstuna, 64,679 inhabitants (Dec. 2010)
• Torshälla , approx. 7,600 Ew. (Dec 2010)

Web links

Commons : Eskilstuna Municipality  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Official website (Swedish)

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1. ↑ Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner December 31, 2019 at Statistiska centralbyrån
2. ↑ Kommunarealer January 1, 2016 at Statistiska centralbyrån (including all inland waters)