Eksjö Municipality

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Eksjö Municipality
Eksjö kommun
Municipality
Eksjö Stora Torget med Stadshotellet.jpg
Coat of arms of Eksjö Municipality
Coat of arms
Eksjö Municipality in Jönköping County.png
Coordinates: 57°40′N 14°58′E / 57.667°N 14.967°E / 57.667; 14.967Coordinates: 57°40′N 14°58′E / 57.667°N 14.967°E / 57.667; 14.967
CountrySweden
CountyJönköping County
SeatEksjö
Area
[1]
 • Total873.29 km2 (337.18 sq mi)
 • Land799.48 km2 (308.68 sq mi)
 • Water73.81 km2 (28.50 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 (31 December 2019)[2]
 • Total17,753
 • Density20/km2 (53/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceSmåland
Municipal code0686
Websitewww.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
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[]

  1. ^ "Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 2014-01-01. Archived from the original (Microsoft Excel) on 2016-09-27. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
  2. ^ "Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 31 december 2019" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 20, 2020. Retrieved February 20, 2020.

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