Eksjö Municipality

Eksjö Municipality
Eksjö kommun
Municipality

Coat of arms
Country Sweden
County Jönköping County
Seat Eksjö
Area[1]
 • Total 873.29 km2 (337.18 sq mi)
 • Land 799.48 km2 (308.68 sq mi)
 • Water 73.81 km2 (28.50 sq mi)
  Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population (31 December 2017)[2]
 • Total 17,416
 • Density 20/km2 (52/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code SE
Province Småland
Municipal code 0686
Website www.eksjo.se

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

The present municipality was created in 1971 when the former City of Eksjö was amalgamated with three neighboring municipalities.

Localities

There are 6 urban areas (also called a Tätort or locality) in Eksjö 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.

#LocalityPopulation
1Eksjö9,676
2Mariannelund1,554
3Ingatorp501
4Hult473
5Hjältevad345
6Bruzaholm274

Natives

Albert Engström (1869-1940) was an author, poet and drawer and subsequently member of the Swedish Academy, who grew up in a small village outside of the city Eksjö.

Sister cities

(See sister city.)

References

  1. ↑ "Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014" (Microsoft Excel) (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
  2. ↑ "Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 31 december 2017" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 21, 2018. Retrieved February 21, 2018.



Coordinates: 57°40′N 14°58′E / 57.667°N 14.967°E / 57.667; 14.967

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