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Kalmar County

county (län) In Sweden
AdministrativeArea county_of_sweden Q103707
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Kalmar County is an administrative area located in Sweden. It was established in 1634. The county covers an area of 11k and has a population of 246k as of 2025[1]. It observes Central European Time and Central European Summer Time.

Kalmar County

Summary

Kalmar County is a county of Sweden[1]. It draws 411 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_sweden category, ranking #17 of 21).[2]

Key Facts

  • Kalmar County is located in Sweden[3].
  • Kalmar County is in the country of Sweden[4].
  • Kalmar County's head of government is recorded as Thomas Carlzon[5].
  • Kalmar County's instance of is recorded as county of Sweden[6].
  • Kalmar County's capital is recorded as Kalmar[7].
  • Kalmar County's shares border with is recorded as Östergötland County[8].
  • Kalmar County's shares border with is recorded as Jönköping County[9].
  • Kalmar County's shares border with is recorded as Kronoberg County[10].
  • Kalmar County's shares border with is recorded as Blekinge County[11].
  • Kalmar County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Borgholm Municipality[12].
  • Kalmar County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Emmaboda Municipality[13].
  • Kalmar County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Hultsfred Municipality[14].
  • Kalmar County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Högsby Municipality[15].
  • Kalmar County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Kalmar Municipality[16].
  • Kalmar County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Mönsterås Municipality[17].
  • Kalmar County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Mörbylånga Municipality[18].
  • Kalmar County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Nybro Municipality[19].
  • Kalmar County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Oskarshamn Municipality[20].
  • Kalmar County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Torsås Municipality[21].
  • Kalmar County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Vimmerby Municipality[22].
  • Kalmar County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Västervik Municipality[23].
  • Kalmar County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Region Kalmar County[24].
  • Kalmar County's coat of arms is recorded as Q12095757[25].
  • Kalmar County's Commons category is recorded as Kalmar County[26].
  • Kalmar County's licence plate code is recorded as H[27].

Body

Geography

Kalmar County is in the country of Sweden[4]. It is located in Sweden[3].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+234700'}[28], {'amount': '+242575'}[29], {'amount': '+243219'}[30], {'amount': '+243536'}[31], {'amount': '+244158'}[32], and {'amount': '+244502'}[33].

Designation and Status

Kalmar County's instance of is recorded as county of Sweden[6].

History and Context

1634 marks the founding of Kalmar County[34].

Why It Matters

Kalmar County draws 411 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_sweden category, ranking #17 of 21).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

Related Entities

Öland Renaud Sweden

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . scb.se. scb.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . Q41769039. wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . Q42887356. wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . Q49772875. wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . Q56150720. wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . Q58480915. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4d ago · LarskeBot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Capital → Kalmar
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 56.733333333333, 'lon': 15.9}
    Population → {'amount': '+234700'}, {'amount': '+242575'}, {'amount': '+243219'} +31
    Head of government → Stefan Carlsson, Malin Almqvist, Thomas Carlzon
    + 32 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1082]]: 245,142, Adding P1082 for 2026-03-31"
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