Vimmerby Municipality
Vimmerby Municipality
Vimmerby kommun | |
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 Vimmerby City Hall | |
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| Coordinates: 57°40′N 15°51′E / 57.667°N 15.850°ECoordinates: 57°40′N 15°51′E / 57.667°N 15.850°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| County | Kalmar County |
| Seat | Vimmerby |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,219.8 km2 (471.0 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,140.23 km2 (440.25 sq mi) |
| • Water | 79.57 km2 (30.72 sq mi) |
| Area as of 1 January 2014. | |
| Population (31 December 2019)[2] | |
| • Total | 15,647 |
| • Density | 13/km2 (33/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | SE |
| Province | Småland |
| Municipal code | 0884 |
| Website | www.vimmerby.se |
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.
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 |
Government and politics[]
Distribution of the 49 seats in the municipal council after the 2010 election:
- Social Democratic Party 17
- Moderate Party 13
- Centre Party 9
- Christian Democrats 3
- Sweden Democrats 2
- Green Party 2
- Liberal People's Party 1
Results of the 2010 Swedish general election in Vimmerby:
- Social Democratic Party 35.6%
- Moderate Party 25.6%
- Centre Party 12.4%
- Sweden Democrats 6.3%
- Christian Democrats 6.3%
- Green Party 4.6%
- Left Party 4.2%
- Liberal People's Party 3.9%
Sister cities[]
Sister cities are cities or towns related to one another in size and history.
- Fargo, North Dakota, U.S.
- Moorhead, Minnesota, U.S.
- Skærbæk, Denmark
- Kauhava, Finland
- Þorlákshöfn, Iceland
- Rygge, Norway
- Joniškis, Lithuania
References[]
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 31 december 2019" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 20, 2020. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
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- Vimmerby Municipality - Official site
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