Östhammar Municipality

Östhammar Municipality
Östhammars kommun
Municipality

Coat of arms
Country Sweden
County Uppsala County
Seat Östhammar
Area[1]
  Total 3,486.4 km2 (1,346.1 sq mi)
  Land 1,475.28 km2 (569.61 sq mi)
  Water 2,011.12 km2 (776.50 sq mi)
  Area as of January 1, 2014.
Population (June 30, 2016)[2]
  Total 21,689
  Density 6.2/km2 (16/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
ISO 3166 code SE
Province Uppland
Municipal code 0382
Website www.osthammar.se

Östhammar Municipality (Östhammars kommun) is a municipality in Uppsala County in east central Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Östhammar.

The present municipality was created during the local government reform in the late sixties and early seventies. Already in 1967 the City of Öregrund joined the City of Östhammar in a common municipality. It was the first time a former city joined another local government unit. By 1971 the new combined city became a municipality of unitary type and in 1974 more units were added.

Localities

All towns with over 200 inhabitants in 2000, from Statistics Sweden.

Another notable village is Forsmark (pop. 59), where the Forsmark Nuclear Power Plant is situated.

References

Coordinates: 60°16′N 18°22′E / 60.267°N 18.367°E / 60.267; 18.367

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