Jönköping Municipality
| Jönköping Municipality Jönköpings kommun |
||
|---|---|---|
| Municipality | ||
|
||
| 250px | ||
| Country | Sweden | |
| County | Jönköping County | |
| Seat | Jönköping | |
| Area[1] | ||
| • Total | 1,925.02 km2 (743.25 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 1,480.36 km2 (571.57 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 444.66 km2 (171.68 sq mi) | |
| Area as of January 1, 2014. | ||
| Population (March 31, 2016)[2] | ||
| • Total | 133,597 | |
| • Density | 69/km2 (180/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| ISO 3166 code | SE | |
| Province | Småland | |
| Municipal code | 0680 | |
| Website | www.jonkoping.se | |
Jönköping Municipality (Swedish: Jönköpings kommun) is a municipality in Jönköping County, southern Sweden. The city Jönköping is the municipal seat. The municipality is situated by the southern end of lake Vättern.
Contents
Historical background
The area of the present municipality consists of more than twenty original municipal entities, among them three former cities. In 1952 the number of units was reduced to thirteen. The present municipality was created in connection with the nationwide local government reform of 1971.
Localities
There are 16 urban areas (also called a Tätort or locality) in Jönköping 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jönköping | 84,423 |
| 2 | Bankeryd | 6,498 |
| 3 | Taberg | 4,223 |
| 4 | Tenhult | 2,916 |
| 5 | Gränna | 2,578 |
| 6 | Odensjö | 1,714 |
| 7 | Kaxholmen | 1,402 |
| 8 | Trånghalla | 1,251 |
| 9 | Lekeryd | 763 |
| 10 | Barnarp | 724 |
| 11 | Bottnaryd | 723 |
| 12 | Tunnerstad | 314 |
| 13 | Skärstad | 309 |
| 14 | Ölmstad | 308 |
| 14 | Örserum | 308 |
| 16 | Öggestorp | 227 |
International relations
<templatestyles src="Module:Hatnote/styles.css"></templatestyles>
Twin towns — Sister cities
The municipality is twinned with:[3]
Tianjin, People's Republic of China
Svendborg Municipality, Denmark
Lääne-Viru County, Estonia
Kuopio, Finland
Bodø, Norway
See also
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ http://www.jonkoping.se/toppmeny/politikochdelaktighet/vanorter.4.6bf507f11091d26244680001544.html
External links
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jönköping Municipality. |
- Jönköping Municipality - Official site
- Coat of arms
|
Municipalities and seats of Jönköping County
|
||
|---|---|---|
| Municipalities |
 |
|
| Municipal seats | ||
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
