City Facts
Chairman of the municipal council: Erna Arhag
Chairman of the municipal executive board: Bengt Gustafson
Region: Skåne
Currency: Krona
Population: In December 2008 the municipality of Kristianstad had 77 131 inhabitants.
Population in the regional centre: approximately 29 000
Total area: 1 252 km², which makes Kristianstad Scanias largest municipality
Telephone code: The country code for Sweden is +46, the area code for Kristianstad is (0)44 (dial 0 from Sweden)
Airport: From Kristianstad Airport you can rapidly reach the city with bus, taxi or car
Train station: Kristianstad train station