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Aneby Municipality

Coordinates: 57°50′N 14°48′E / 57.833°N 14.800°E / 57.833; 14.800
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Aneby Municipality
Aneby kommun
Coat of arms of Aneby Municipality
CountrySweden
CountyJönköping County
SeatAneby
Area
 • Total553.89 km2 (213.86 sq mi)
 • Land517.76 km2 (199.91 sq mi)
 • Water36.13 km2 (13.95 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 (31 December 2023)[2]
 • Total6,852
 • Density12/km2 (32/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceSmåland
Municipal code0604
Websitewww.aneby.se

Aneby Municipality (Aneby kommun) is a municipality in Jönköping County in southern Sweden, where the town Aneby is the seat.

The municipality was formed in 1967 when the municipalities of Bredestad and Hullaryd, both created in 1952 were amalgamated. The name was taken from the largest locality, Aneby, which was chosen as the seat. Before 1952 there were nine municipalities in the area.

Localities

There are 3 urban areas (or localities) in Aneby Municipality.

In the table the localities are listed according to the size of the population as of December 31, 2005. The municipal seat is in bold characters.

# Locality Population
1 Aneby 3,374
2 Sundhultsbrunn 314
3 Frinnaryd 225

Demography

Aneby Municipality is the smallest municipality in the county. In 1994, the population in the municipality was at an all-time high of 7,300 persons, which is attributed to refugees from former Yugoslavia. The population has since decreased, to the regret of the officials who are promoting to get it populated to the 8,000 inhabitants its service is designated for.

Politics

Result of the 2010 election

Moderate Party 22,59%

Centre Party 12,31%

Liberal People's Party 5,05%

Christian Democrats 17,66%

Swedish Social Democratic Party 26,62%

Left Party 2,99%

Green Party 4,60%

Sweden Democrats 7,62%

Other Parties 0,57%

References

  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, 2023" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 22, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.

57°50′N 14°48′E / 57.833°N 14.800°E / 57.833; 14.800