Malmö
city in Skåne County, Sweden From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Malmo (Swedish: Malmö, Danish: Malmø) is the third largest city in Sweden. About 333,633 people lived there in 2017. It is in the south west part of Sweden, by the sea. The Öresund bridge goes from Malmö to Copenhagen. In the 15th century, Malmö was one of Denmark's largest cities.
Malmö | |
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 From top left to right: Turning Torso, Malmö Castle, Griffin Sculpture, Kronprinsen and the Øresund Bridge. | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Motto(s): Mångfald, Möten, Möjligheter (Eng.: Diversity, Meetings, Possibilities) | |
 Malmö | |
| Coordinates: 55°36′21″N 13°02′09″E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Scania |
| County | Skåne County |
| Municipality | Malmö Municipality and Burlöv Municipality |
| Charter | 13th century |
| • Mayor | (Social Democrats) |
| Area | |
| • City | 158.4 km2 (61.2 sq mi) |
| • Land | 157 km2 (61 sq mi) |
| • Water | 1.5 km2 (0.6 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 77 km2 (30 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 2,522 km2 (974 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 12 m (39 ft) |
| Population | |
| • City | 303,873 |
| • Urban | 280,415 |
| • Urban density | 3,651/km2 (9,460/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 664,428 |
| • Metro density | 264/km2 (680/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 21x xx |
| Area code | (+46) 40 |
| Website | www |
Malmö has the biggest Middle Eastern community in Sweden. It is warm in the summer. In winter it is not quite as cold as in other parts of Sweden.
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