Malmö urban area

Malmö
Malmö
Coordinates: 55°35′N 13°02′E / 55.583°N 13.033°E / 55.583; 13.033Coordinates: 55°35′N 13°02′E / 55.583°N 13.033°E / 55.583; 13.033
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

• Greater Malmö
• South-Western Scania
• Urban areas in Sweden
• tätort

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km² 2000 och 2005" (in Swedish) (xls). Statistics Sweden. http://www.scb.se/statistik/MI/MI0810/2005A01B/T%c3%a4torternami0810tab1.xls. Retrieved 2009-07-27.