Oskarshamn Municipality
Oskarshamn Municipality (Oskarshamns kommun) is a municipality in Kalmar County in south-eastern Sweden, where the city Oskarshamn is seat.
Oskarshamn Municipality
Oskarshamns kommun | |
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Oskarshamn Railway Station | |
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Coat of arms | |
| Coordinates: 57°16′N 16°27′E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| County | Kalmar County |
| Seat | Oskarshamn |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,277.35 km2 (879.29 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,046.62 km2 (404.10 sq mi) |
| • Water | 1,230.73 km2 (475.19 sq mi) |
| Area as of 1 January 2014. | |
| Population (31 December 2021) | |
| • Total | 27,220 |
| • Density | 12/km2 (31/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | SE |
| Province | Småland |
| Municipal code | 0882 |
| Website | www.oskarshamn.se |
The amalgamations in the present municipality took place in 1967 when three rural municipalities joined the City of Oskarshamn, which was transformed into a municipality of unitary type in 1971.
In 1966 construction started on the first nuclear power plant, OKG, within the present municipality. Since then two more reactors have been built and the plant today produces about 10% of Sweden's electricity. In October 2020 the municipal council voted in favour of the building of Forsmark nuclear waste repository, with the final decision needing to be made by the Swedish government.
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