Malmö

Summary

Malmö is an urban area in Sweden^[1]. Malmö ranks in the top 0.14% of urban_area_in_sweden entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,557 views/month, #2 of 1,464).^[2]

Key Facts

• Malmö received the European City of the Trees^[3].
• Malmö was a member of Union of the Baltic Cities^[4].
• Malmö was a member of International Cities of Refuge Network^[5].
• Malmö is located in Malmö Municipality^[6].
• Malmö is located in Burlöv Municipality^[7].
• Malmö is located in Lomma Municipality^[8].
• Malmö is in the country of Sweden^[9].
• Malmö is on the body of water Øresund^[10].
• Malmö is on the body of water Sege River^[11].
• Malmö's head of government is recorded as Katrin Stjernfeldt Jammeh^[12].
• Malmö's video is recorded as Google Timelapse- Copenhagen and Malmo.webm^[13].
• Malmö's image is recorded as Centrala Malmö.jpg^[14].
• Malmö's instance of is recorded as urban area in Sweden^[15].
• Malmö's instance of is recorded as seaport^[16].
• Malmö's instance of is recorded as city^[17].
• Malmö's instance of is recorded as big city^[18].
• Malmö's official language is recorded as Swedish^[19].
• Malmö's flag image is recorded as Flag of Malmö.svg^[20].
• Malmö's coat of arms image is recorded as Malmö fulla vapen.svg^[21].
• Malmö's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 249007818^[22].
• Malmö's GND ID is recorded as 4114951-8^[23].
• Malmö's locator map image is recorded as Tätort Malmö.jpg^[24].
• Malmö's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n79110167^[25].
• Malmö's postal code is recorded as 21X XX^[26].
• Malmö's Commons category is recorded as Malmö^[27].

Body

Geography

Malmö is in the country of Sweden^[9]. Located in include Malmö Municipality^[6], a municipality of Sweden^[28], in Sweden^[29], founded in 1971^[30]; Burlöv Municipality^[7], a municipality of Sweden^[31], in Sweden^[32], founded in 1971^[33]; and Lomma Municipality^[8], a municipality of Sweden^[34], in Sweden^[35], founded in 1971^[36]. Adjacent water bodies include Øresund^[10], a strait^[37], in Sweden^[38] and Sege River^[11], a small river^[39], in Sweden^[40].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+6816'}^[41], {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+6921'}^[42], and {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+6934'}^[43]. Malmö's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+12'}^[44]. Population counts include {'amount': '+280415'}^[45], {'amount': '+301706'}^[46], {'amount': '+307496'}^[47], {'amount': '+312012'}^[48], {'amount': '+317245'}^[49], and {'amount': '+321845'}^[50].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include urban area in Sweden^[15], seaport^[16], city^[17], and big city^[18].

History and Context

+1353-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Malmö^[51].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Malmö include Malmö Airport^[52], an airport^[53], in Sweden^[54], founded in 1972^[55]; Malmö Arena^[56], an arena^[57], in Sweden^[58], founded in 2008^[59]; Malmo^[60], a village in the United States^[61], in United States^[62], founded in 1887^[63]; Malmo Township^[64], a township of Minnesota^[65], in United States^[66]; and 10550 Malmö^[67], an asteroid^[68].

Why It Matters

Malmö ranks in the top 0.14% of urban_area_in_sweden entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,557 views/month, #2 of 1,464).^[2] Malmö has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[69] Malmö is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[70]

Entities named for Malmö include Malmö Airport^[52], an airport^[53], in Sweden^[54], founded in 1972^[55]; Malmö Arena^[56], an arena^[57], in Sweden^[58], founded in 2008^[59]; Malmo^[60], a village in the United States^[61], in United States^[62], founded in 1887^[63]; Malmo Township^[64], a township of Minnesota^[65], in United States^[66]; and 10550 Malmö^[67], an asteroid^[68].

FAQs

What awards did Malmö receive?

Honors received include European City of the Trees^[3].