Malmö urban area

Malmö
Malmö
Coordinates:
Country Sweden
Province Skåne
County Skåne County
Municipality Malmö Municipality and
Burlöv Municipality
Area[1]
 • Total 71.76 km2 (27.7 sq mi)
Population (2005-12-31)[1]
 • Total 258,020
 • Density 3,596/km2 (9,313.6/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

The Malmö Urban Area (Swedish: Malmö tätort) is the third largest of the 1,940 localities or urban areas of Sweden. As such it has no political or administrative significance, but is a geographical and statistical entity. It is not the same as Metropolitan Malmö (Swedish: Stormalmö), which is a much larger area.

It is a bimunicipal locality in Skåne County. The population (as of 2005) is 258,020.

The municipal seats of Malmö Municipality (Malmö) and Burlöv Municipality (Arlöv) are located here.

Municipality Population
in MUA
Malmö 248,912
Burlöv 9,108
Total 258,020

See also

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