Eksjö Municipality

Eksjö Municipality (Eksjö kommun) is a municipality in Jönköping County, southern Sweden, where the town Eksjö is seat.

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Municipality
Coat of arms
Country	Sweden
County	Jönköping County
Seat	Eksjö
Area [1]
• Total	873.29 km^2 (337.18 sq mi)
• Land	799.48 km^2 (308.68 sq mi)
• Water	73.81 km^2 (28.50 sq mi)
	Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population  (31 December 2019)[2]
• Total	17,753
• Density	20/km^2 (53/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	SE
Province	Småland
Municipal code	0686
Website	www.eksjo.se

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

• Marstal, in Denmark
• Barlinek, in Poland

(See sister city.)

References

• Statistics Sweden

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.

External links

• Official Eksjö Municipality website