Malmö Municipality
Malmö Municipality (Swedish: Malmö kommun [ˈmalːˈmøː kɔˈmuːn]), or City of Malmö (Malmö stad [ˈmalːˈmøː ˈstɑːd]), is a municipality in Skåne County in Sweden.
When the first Swedish local government acts were implemented in 1863, the Old City of Malmö was made one of the country's 88 city municipalities and the first city council was elected. The municipal territory has been augmented through mergers in 1911, 1915, 1931, 1935, 1952, 1967 and finally in 1971.
In 1971, the city was also converted into a municipality of unitary type, like all others in Sweden. Malmö Municipality, however, styles itself Malmö stad (City of Malmö) in all cases when it is legally possible. This is a decision taken by the municipal assembly. It is purely nominal and has no effect on the legal status of the municipality.
Localities
There are nine urban areas (also called a tätort or locality) and four smaller localities (småorter) in the municipality.
The localities are listed in the table according to the size of the population in 2010. The municipal seat is in bold characters.