Jönköping Municipality
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.
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.
International relations
Twin towns — Sister cities
The municipality is twinned with:[3]
See also
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 mars 2015" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. May 11, 2015. Retrieved May 11, 2015.
- ↑ http://www.jonkoping.se/toppmeny/politikochdelaktighet/vanorter.4.6bf507f11091d26244680001544.html
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Coordinates: 57°47′N 14°12′E / 57.783°N 14.200°E / 57.783; 14.200