Linköping Municipality
Linköping Municipality (Linköpings kommun) is a municipality in Östergötland County in southern Sweden. With more than 165,000 inhabitants, it is the fifth largest municipality in Sweden.
Linköping Municipality
Linköpings kommun | |
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Linköping Library | |
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Coat of arms | |
| Motto: Linköping - where ideas come to life | |
| Coordinates: 58°24′N 15°37′E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| County | Östergötland County |
| Seat | Linköping |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,568.26 km2 (605.51 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,427.44 km2 (551.14 sq mi) |
| • Water | 140.82 km2 (54.37 sq mi) |
| Area as of 1 January 2014. | |
| Population (31 December 2021) | |
| • Total | 165,527 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (270/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | SE |
| Province | Östergötland |
| Municipal code | 0580 |
| Website | www.linkoping.se |
The municipality is bordered in the west by Motala, and thence clockwise by Finspång, Norrköping, Söderköping, Åtvidaberg, Kinda, Boxholm and Mjölby municipalities.
The present municipality was formed in 1971 by the amalgamation of the City of Linköping with five surrounding rural municipalities. The number of original local government entities (as of 1863) making up Linköping Municipality is 32.
Linköping is one of the few municipalities in Sweden to style the speaker of the assembly as mayor.
Linköping wants to create a sustainable development of the city and therefore plan to become a carbon neutral community by 2025.