Olofström Municipality is the only inland municipality of Blekinge County in southern Sweden. It borders to Osby Municipality, Kristianstad Municipality, Bromölla Municipality, Sölvesborg Municipality, Karlshamn Municipality, Tingsryd Municipality, and Älmhult Municipality. The town of Olofström is the seat of the municipality.The amalgamation of the former units in this area took place in 1967 when the market town Olofström was merged with Kyrkhult and Jämshög.Notable person that Olofström counts as theirs is Nobel Prize winning author Harry Martinson who was born in Jämshög within the municipality.Urban areasThere are 5 localities classified as urban areas (tätort in Swedish) in Olofström Municipality. In addition to that, there is one more recognized locality.In the table the urban areas and localities are listed according to the size of the population as of December 31, 2006. The municipal seat is in bold characters.ParishesJämshög ParishKyrkhult Parish
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