Eksjö (municipality)

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Eksjö municipality
Coat of arms of the municipality of Eksjö Location of the municipality of Eksjö
coat of arms Location in Jönköpings län
State : Sweden
Province (län): Jönköpings län
Historical Province (landskap): Småland
Main place: Eksjö
SCB code: 0686
Residents : 17,753 (December 31, 2019)
Area : 873.3 km² (January 1, 2016)
Population density : 20.3 inhabitants / km²
Website : www.eksjo.se
List of municipalities in Sweden

Coordinates: 57 ° 40 ′  N , 14 ° 58 ′  O Eksjö is a municipality ( Swedish commun ) in the Swedish province of Jönköpings län and the historic province of Småland . The main town of the municipality is Eksjö .

geography

The highest points in the municipality are the Kulla Backar at 342 meters above sea level and the Skuruhatt at 337 meters.

economy

The public sector is largest in the municipality with around 40% of all employees. In addition to the municipality itself, the next two largest employers are the Eksjö garrison and Höglandssjukhuset , the municipal hospital .

places

The municipality has six larger localities ( tatorter ):

Twin cities

Web links

Commons : Eksjö municipality  - collection of images, videos and audio files

swell

  1. ↑ Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner December 31, 2019 at Statistiska centralbyrån
  2. ↑ Kommunarealer January 1, 2016 at Statistiska centralbyrån (including all inland waters)
  3. ↑ Entry about the twin cities on the homepage of the city of Schneverdingen.Retrieved on April 24, 2019, 3:10 pm