Växjö Municipality

Växjö Municipality Växjö kommun
Municipality
Coat of arms
Country	Sweden
County	Kronoberg County
Established	1971
Seat	Växjö
Area[1]
• Total	1,924.993224 km2 (743.244039 sq mi)
• Land	1,673.563224 km2 (646.166373 sq mi)
• Water	251.43 km2 (97.08 sq mi)
	Area as of January 1, 2010.
Population (June 30, 2012)[2]
• Total	82,180
• Density	43/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
ISO 3166 code	SE
Province	Småland
Municipal code	0780
Website	www.vaxjo.se

Växjö Municipality (Växjö kommun) is a municipality in Kronoberg County in southern Sweden, where Växjö is the seat.

The municipality was created in 1971 by the amalgamation of the City of Växjö with the surrounding municipalities. The number of original local government entities (as of 1863) included in the present municipality is 29.

Localities

There are 12 urban areas (also called a Tätort or locality) in the City of Växjö.

In the table the localities are listed according to the size of the population as of December 31, 2006. The municipal seat is in bold characters.

The Greenest City in Europe

City of Växjö has a long-term and strategic environmental and climate work. Växjö has a goal to become Fossil Fuel Free and the result to 2009 compared to 1993 is a reduction of fossil carbon dioxid emissions per inhabitant by 34 percent. City of Växjö has got two international awards in 2007 and international media says Växjö is the Greenest City in Europe. Read more on the webbpage http://www.vaxjo.se/english

International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities

The municipality is twinned with: ^[3]

Industry

Largest employers in the municipality:

1. Växjö Municipality 7,400
2. Kronoberg County Administrative Board 4,000
3. Linnaeus University 1,000
4. Volvo Construction Equipment 800
5. SAAB/Combitech 340
6. Atea 300
7. Alstom Power 300
8. Visma SPCS 300
9. Rottne Industri AB 250
10. Södra Skogsägarna 230
11. Getinge Disinfection 230
12. Boss Media 210
13. Staples Sweden (TG Skrivab) 210
14. Coop Dagligvaruhandel 210
15. Skanska 200
16. Wexiodisk 185

(as of 2010-12-15: )

See also

• Kronoberg County Administrative Board
• List of Kronoberg Governors
• Kronoberg Castle

References

1. ↑ "Statistiska centralbyrån den 1 januari 2010" (Microsoft Excel) (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. Retrieved 2010-08-21. 
2. ↑ "SCB, Befolkningsstatistik 30 juni 2012" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. Retrieved 2010-08-19. 
3. ↑ http://www.vaxjo.se/VaxjoTemplates/Public/Pages/Page.aspx?id=31662

External links

• Växjö Municipality - Official site
• Tourism Växjö

v t e Municipalities and seats of Kronoberg County Municipalities Älmhult Alvesta Lessebo Ljungby Markaryd Tingsryd Uppvidinge Växjö Municipal seats Älmhult Alvesta Åseda Lessebo Ljungby Markaryd Tingsryd Växjö Counties of Sweden Sweden

Coordinates: 56°53′N 14°48′E / 56.883°N 14.800°E / 56.883; 14.800