Norrtälje Municipality

Norrtälje kommun
—  Municipality  —
Coat of arms
Country	Sweden
County	Stockholm County
Seat	Norrtälje
Area[1]
– Total	5,905.45 km2 (2,280.1 sq mi)
– Land	2,010.76 km2 (776.4 sq mi)
– Water	3,894.69 km2 (1,503.7 sq mi)
	Area as of January 1, 2010.
Population (June 30, 2010)[2]
– Total	56,005
– Density	9.5/km2 (24.6/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
– Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code
ISO 3166 code	SE
Province	Uppland
Municipal code	0188
Website	www.norrtalje.se
Density is calculated using land area only.

Norrtälje Municipality (Norrtälje kommun) is a municipality in Stockholm County in east central Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Norrtälje.

It is the largest and northernmost municipality of Stockholm County and was created in 1971 through the amalgamation of several former municipalities. There are 25 original local government units (as of 1863) combined in the present municipality.

Many of the houses in Norrtälje municipality are summer cottages, only inhabited during summertime. This is due to its geographical location by the Stockholm archipelago, which makes it popular among Stockholmers and tourists.

Localities

Population statistics^[3]

Locality	2006	2000	1990	1980
Norrtälje	16,504	16,234	14,472	13,034
Rimbo	4,878	4,544	4,228	3,598
Hallstavik	4,465	4,651	4,762	4,535
Älmsta	911	914	867	760
Bergshamra	712	611	549	470
Rånäs	572	593	497	389
Edsbro	507	440	435	394
Svanberga	474	447	429	390
Herräng	430	457	412	449
Spillersboda	317	380	278	140
Rö	269	309	270	223
Skebobruk	263	261	262	198
Grisslehamn	262	275	300	316
Gräddö	259	245	180	144
Södersvik	241	195	200	205
Riala	225	171	148
Nysättra	197	124	115	126
Söderbykarl	185	179	198	217
Finsta	176	139	132	89
Drottningdal	142	101	94	96
Furusund	125	114	103	102
Köpmanholm	102	105	103	91
Total	32,216	31,489	29,034	25,966

Transport

Norrtälje is located approximately 75 km northeast of central Stockholm. The European route E18 connects Norrtälje to other parts of Stockholm. Some of the major bus lines to Norrtälje include 620 and 621 from Åkersberga, 639 from Stockholm and Östhammar, 647 from the Stockholm-Arlanda Airport, and 676 from Stockholm.

International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities

The municipality is twinned ^[4] with:

• Sicaya Municipality, Bolivia
• Paldiski, Estonia
• Kärdla, Estonia
• Vihti, Finland
• Ruijena, Latvia
• Pskov, Russia

See also

• Roslagen
• Penningby castle

External links

• Norrtälje Municipality - Official site

References

1. ^ "Statistiska centralbyrån den 1 januari 2010" (in Swedish) (Microsoft Excel). Statistics Sweden. http://www.scb.se/Statistik/MI/MI0802/2010A01/mi0802tab3_2010.xls. Retrieved 2010-08-21. 
2. ^ "SCB, Befolkningsstatistik 30 juni 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. http://www.scb.se/Pages/TableAndChart____244147.aspx. Retrieved 2010-08-19. 
3. ^ Barrstam, Elisabet (2007-03-06). "Antal invånare i kommunens orter 1980–2006 (The number of inhabitants in the municipality's localities 1980–2006)" (in Swedish). Norrtälje kommun. http://www.norrtalje.se/templates/Page____3873.aspx. Retrieved 2007-12-16. ^{[dead link]}
4. ^ http://www.norrtalje.se/templates/page____2570.aspx

Coordinates: 59°46′N 18°42′E / 59.767°N 18.7°E / 59.767; 18.7