Uppsala Municipality

Municipality in Uppsala County, Sweden

Uppsala Municipality

Uppsala kommun

Municipality

Uppsala City Hall

Coat of arms

Coordinates: 59°52′N 17°38′E﻿ / ﻿59.867°N 17.633°E﻿ / 59.867; 17.633
Country| Sweden
County| Uppsala County
Seat| Uppsala
Area

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• Total

| 2,234.47 km2 (862.73 sq mi)
• Land| 2,182.8 km2 (842.8 sq mi)
• Water| 51.67 km2 (19.95 sq mi)
| Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population

(31 December 2024)[2]

• Total

| 248,016
• Density| 110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code| SE
Province| Uppland
Municipal code| 0380
Website| www.uppsala.se

Uppsala Municipality (Swedish: Uppsala kommun) is a municipality in Uppsala County in east central Sweden. Uppsala has a population of 211,411 (2016-06-30). Its seat is located in the university city of Uppsala.

Uppsala Municipality was created through amalgamations taking place during the late sixties and the early seventies. There are about thirty original local government units combined in the present municipality. A split took place in 2003, when Knivsta Municipality was formed.

## Towns and villages

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By population:

* Uppsala (seat)
* Sävja
* Storvreta
* Björklinge
* Bälinge
* Vattholma
* Vänge
* Lövstalöt
* Almunge
* Länna
* Skyttorp
* Ytternäs och Vreta
* Knutby
* Gåvsta
* Järlåsa
* Gunsta
* Skölsta
* Ramstalund
* Håga
* Vårdsätra
* Skoby
* Läby
* Blackstalund

## Economy

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Largest operating companies in Uppsala:

* Erasteel, metallurgy
* Cytiva, biotechnology
* Upplands Motor, car dealership
* Beijer Alma, technology
* Fresenius Kabi, healthcare
* Thermo Scientific, pharmaceutical company
* Uppsala Kommun, county admin
* Stora Enso, renewables
* Biotage, healthcare
* Galderma, healthcare

## Government and politics

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Historically, Uppsala Municipality has been a centre both of conservatism and liberalism, both receiving their ideological nourishment from the university. Today, however, the city is divided between left and right and has since 1994 been governed by a coalition of the Social Democrats, the Left Party and the Green Party until the 2006 elections [sv] where the centre-right coalition Alliance for Sweden won not only the national elections but also the regional.

Distribution of the 81 seats in the municipal council after the 2010 election:

* Moderate Party 23
* Social Democratic Party 21
* Green Party 11
* Liberal People's Party 8
* Centre Party 6
* Left Party 6
* Christian Democrats 4
* Sweden Democrats 2

Results of the 2010 Swedish general election in Uppsala:

* Moderate Party 29.5%
* Social Democratic Party 24.0%
* Green Party 11.2%
* Liberal People's Party 9.1%
* Centre Party 7.6%
* Christian Democrats 6.4%
* Left Party 6.4%
* Sweden Democrats 3.8%

## International relations

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See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Sweden

### Twin towns — sister cities

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The municipality has the following twinnings[3]

* Bærum
* Frederiksberg
* Hafnarfjörður
* Hämeenlinna
* Tartu
* Minneapolis
* Daejeon

## References

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1. ^ "Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 2014-01-01. Archived from the original (Microsoft Excel) on 2016-09-27. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
2. ^ "Folkmängd och befolkningsförändringar - Kvartal 4, 2024" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 21 February 2025. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
3. ^ "Mer om internationellt arbete" (in Swedish). Uppsala Municipality. Retrieved 2025-08-06.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Uppsala Municipality.

* Uppsala Municipality \- Official site

Places adjacent to Uppsala Municipality

|  | Tierp, Östhammar |

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Heby |

Uppsala

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Enköping | Håbo, Knivsta |

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Municipalities and seats of Uppsala County

Municipalities|

* Älvkarleby
* Enköping
* Håbo
* Heby
* Knivsta
* Östhammar
* Tierp
* Uppsala

Municipal seats|

* Bålsta
* Enköping
* Heby
* Knivsta
* Östhammar
* Skutskär
* Tierp
* Uppsala

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Localities in Uppsala Municipality, Uppsala County, Sweden

Localities|

* Almunge
* Bälinge
* Bärby
* Björklinge
* Blackstalund
* Gåvsta
* Gunsta
* Håga
* Järlåsa
* Knutby
* Läby
* Länna
* Lövstalöt
* Ramstalund
* Sävja
* Skoby (part of)
* Skölsta
* Skyttorp
* Storvreta
* Uppsala (seat)
* Vänge
* Vårdsätra
* Vattholma
* Ytternäs och Vreta

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