Eksjö Municipality
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| Eksjö kommun | |
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| County | Jönköping County |
| Province | Småland |
| Seat | Eksjö |
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| Area • Total area • Land area |
132nd of 290 877.45 km² 803.69 km² |
| Population • Total |
135th of 290 16,516 inhabitants |
| Density • Total |
171st of 290 20.6 inhabitants/km² |
| Website | http://www.eksjo.se/ |
| Area and population as of December 31, 2006 | |
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.
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[edit] 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.
| # | Locality | Population |
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| 1 | Eksjö | 9,676 |
| 2 | Mariannelund | 1,554 |
| 3 | Ingatorp | 501 |
| 4 | Hult | 473 |
| 5 | Hjältevad | 345 |
| 6 | Bruzaholm | 274 |
[edit] 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.
[edit] Sister cities
(See sister city.)
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Eksjö Municipality - Official site
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