Vimmerby Municipality
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| Vimmerby kommun | |
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| County | Kalmar County |
| Province | Småland |
| Seat | Vimmerby |
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| Area • Total area • Land area |
93rd of 290 1,225.90 km² 1,145.43 km² |
| Population • Total |
141st of 290 15,588 inhabitants |
| Density • Total |
210th of 290 13.6 inhabitants/km² |
| Website | http://www.vimmerby.se/ |
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Vimmerby Municipality (Vimmerby kommun) is a municipality in Kalmar County, south-eastern Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Vimmerby.
Stångån is a small river running through the municipality.
The municipality was created by the local government reform of 1971, when the City of Vimmerby was amalgamated with the surrounding rural municipalities to form an entity of unitary type.
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[edit] Localities
There are 6 urban areas (also called a Tätort or locality) in Vimmerby 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 | Vimmerby | 7,827 |
| 2 | Södra Vi | 1,197 |
| 3 | Storebro | 977 |
| 4 | Gullringen | 560 |
| 5 | Frödinge | 364 |
| 6 | Tuna | 249 |
[edit] Sister cities
Sister cities are cities or towns related to one another in size and history.
- Fargo, North Dakota and Moorhead, Minnesota in the U.S.A.
- Skærbæk in Denmark
- Kauhava in Finland
- Þorlákshöfn in Iceland
- Rygge in Norway
- Joniškis in Lithuania
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Vimmerby Municipality - Official site
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