Eksjö Municipality
Eksjö Municipality Eksjö kommun | ||
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Municipality | ||
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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 January 1, 2014. | ||
Population (December 31, 2016)[2] | ||
• Total | 17,129 | |
• Density | 20/km2 (51/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
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.
# | 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 |
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
- ↑ "Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014" (Microsoft Excel) (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
- ↑ "Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 31 december 2016" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 21, 2017. Retrieved February 21, 2017.
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