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Urban area in Kalmar Municipality, Kalmar County

Kalmar

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Facts

MunicipalityKalmar
CountyKalmar County
Population42,622
Area2,047 ha
SCB code0880TC105

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Place profile

67/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
7/100
Quiet surroundings
36/100
Rurality
38/100
Urbanity
59/100
Family friendliness
74/100
Senior friendliness
57/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest80 m
  • Distance to water500 m
  • Distance to farmland1.4 km
  • Distance to shoreline420 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway1.6 km
  • Distance to industry570 m
  • Distance to power line4.3 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store670 m
  • Distance to school610 m
  • Distance to train station7.2 km

Median across 4,261 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 1,0510–4970
  • 1,0255–9980
  • 1,10210–141,063
  • 1,23615–191,223
  • 1,90520–242,149
  • 2,01125–291,839
  • 1,90130–341,614
  • 1,62035–391,392
  • 1,23540–441,197
  • 1,18845–491,215
  • 1,27950–541,330
  • 1,32955–591,350
  • 1,22060–641,371
  • 1,04565–691,197
  • 1,02870–741,197
  • 99375–791,168
  • 1,17180+1,859

Men 22,339Women 23,114

Marital status

  • Unmarried26,087 (57 %)
  • Married12,425 (27 %)
  • Divorced5,008 (11 %)
  • Widowed1,895 (4 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 26 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Kalmar, 45,453 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 42,622 inhabitants. A statistical area follows no locality boundary, so the figures describe the area around the locality, not the locality alone.

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Driving time

  • Stockholm5 h 29 min
  • Gothenburg4 h 32 min
  • Malmö3 h 44 min

Modelled car route (MOTIS), not a navigator's ETA — the figures run systematically high but are comparable between localities. Destinations not listed are more than six hours away.

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Lakes nearby

  • Möckelmossen13 ha19.6 km
  • Storkärret7 ha19.6 km
  • Maltebo damm8 ha20.4 km
  • Frösslundamossen8 ha21.2 km

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Nearest localities

  • 0880SB12497 inhabitants1.2 km
  • Smedby3,742 inhabitants2.9 km
  • Snurrom840 inhabitants3.5 km
  • Sjöslätten161 inhabitants3.8 km
  • 0880SB14666 inhabitants3.9 km
  • Boholmarna132 inhabitants4.1 km

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Associations and activities

And 1 more associations →

Associations and activities carrying the locality's name, from the municipalities' own registers, the Swedish Sports Confederation and the Swedish Tax Agency. The list is not exhaustive: an association without the locality name in its name is not included.

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone46.1 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)7.4 km
  • Coastal erosion12.6 km
  • Potentially contaminated land363 in the locality90 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve1.7 km
  • Natura 20008.1 km
  • Extended shoreline protection43.4 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest9.3 km
  • Water protection area10.1 km
  • Habitat protection10.3 km
  • National conservation interest3.2 km
  • National heritage interest1.7 km

Services & safety

  • School44 in the locality500 m
  • Fire station1 in the locality1.2 km
  • Police station1 in the locality1.1 km
  • Civil defence shelter506 in the locality50 m

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site2 in the locality1.4 km
  • Swimming pool5.2 km
  • Campsite1 in the locality2.5 km
  • Hiking trail1.2 km
  • Cycle trail120 m
  • Ski trail23.4 km
  • Floodlit track32.8 km
  • Birding site9.9 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant47 in the locality250 m
  • Café17 in the locality1.2 km
  • Petrol station16 in the locality770 m
  • Library3 in the locality1.4 km
  • Sports hall7 in the locality910 m
  • Hotel9 in the locality1.6 km
  • Care home7 in the locality270 m
  • Recycling centre4.4 km

Disturbance

  • Major road100 m
  • Railway1.8 km
  • Power line5.3 km
  • Wind turbine2.5 km
  • Mobile mast14 in the locality690 m
  • Military area14.4 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)12.4 km
  • Quarry14.9 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark7 in the locality2.4 km
  • Church10 in the locality840 m
  • Community hall6.6 km

Distances are measured from the locality's centre to the nearest point in the layer, capped at 50 km. Counts are exact within the locality boundary. A layer not listed has nothing within the cap.

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Applies to the whole municipality

  • Population72,704
  • Median income384,600 kr/yr
  • Average age41.6 years
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