Jönköping Municipality
Jönköping Municipality
Jönköpings kommun | |
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 Jönköping City Hall | |
 Coat of arms | |
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| Country | Sweden |
| County | Jönköping County |
| Seat | Jönköping |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,925.02 km2 (743.25 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,480.36 km2 (571.57 sq mi) |
| • Water | 444.66 km2 (171.68 sq mi) |
| Area as of 1 January 2014. | |
| Population (31 December 2023)[2] | |
| • Total | 146,161 |
| • Density | 76/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | SE |
| Province | Småland |
| Municipal code | 0680 |
| Website | www.jonkoping.se |
Jönköping Municipality (Swedish: Jönköpings kommun) is a municipality in Jönköping County, southern Sweden. The city Jönköping is the municipal seat. The municipality is situated by the southern end of lake Vättern.
Historical background
The area of the present municipality consists of more than twenty original municipal entities, among them three former cities. In 1952 the number of units was reduced to thirteen. The present municipality was created in connection with the nationwide local government reform of 1971.
Localities
There are 16 urban areas (also called a Tätort or locality) in Jönköping 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 |
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| 1 | Jönköping | 84,423 |
| 2 | Bankeryd | 6,498 |
| 3 | Taberg | 4,223 |
| 4 | Tenhult | 2,916 |
| 5 | Gränna | 2,578 |
| 6 | Odensjö | 1,714 |
| 7 | Kaxholmen | 1,402 |
| 8 | Trånghalla | 1,251 |
| 9 | Lekeryd | 763 |
| 10 | Barnarp | 724 |
| 11 | Bottnaryd | 723 |
| 12 | Tunnerstad | 314 |
| 13 | Skärstad | 309 |
| 14 | Ölmstad | 308 |
| 14 | Örserum | 308 |
| 16 | Öggestorp | 227 |
Sport
International Floorball Federation was founded in the eastern part of Jönköping, in Huskvarna, 1986.[3]
International relations
Twin towns — Sister cities
The municipality is twinned with:[4]
Tianjin, People's Republic of China
Svendborg Municipality, Denmark
Lääne-Viru County, Estonia
Kuopio, Finland
Bodø, Norway
See also
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Folkmängd och befolkningsförändringar - Kvartal 4, 2023" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 22, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
- ^ IFF Today and History in short
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-02-13. Retrieved 2010-05-03.
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External links
- Jönköping Municipality - Official site
- Coat of arms
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