Värnamo Municipality
| Värnamo Municipality Värnamo kommun | ||
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| Municipality | ||
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| Country | Sweden | |
| County | Jönköping County | |
| Seat | Värnamo | |
| Government Current majority: Centre Party Moderate Party Liberal People's Party Christian Democrats Opposition: Social Democrats Green Party Left Party Sweden Democrats | ||
| • Mayor | Hans-Göran Johansson (Centre Party) | |
| Area[1] | ||
| • Total | 1,382.44 km2 (533.76 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 1,216 km2 (470 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 166.44 km2 (64.26 sq mi) | |
| Area as of January 1, 2014. | ||
| Population (June 30, 2016)[2] | ||
| • Total | 33,751 | |
| • Density | 24/km2 (63/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| ISO 3166 code | SE | |
| Province | Småland | |
| Municipal code | 0683 | |
| Website | www.varnamo.se | |
Värnamo Municipality (Värnamo kommun) is a municipality in Jönköping County in southern Sweden, where the town Värnamo is seat.
The municipality was created in 1971, when the City of Värnamo (itself instituted in 1920) was amalgamated with the surrounding rural municipalities to form an entity of unitary type. There are fourteen original units making up the present municipality.
Localities
There are 9 urban areas (also called a Tätort or locality) in Värnamo Municipality.
In the table the localities are listed according to the size of the population as of December 31, 2010. The municipal seat is in bold characters.
| # | Locality | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Värnamo | 18,696 |
| 2 | Rydaholm | 1,474 |
| 3 | Bredaryd | 1,466 |
| 4 | Forsheda | 1,459 |
| 5 | Bor | 1,256 |
| 6 | Horda | 377 |
| 7 | Lanna | 329 |
| 8 | Kärda | 320 |
| 9 | Hånger | 301 |
References
- ↑ "Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014" (Microsoft Excel) (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
- ↑ "Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 30 juni 2016" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. August 17, 2016. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
External links
- Värnamo Municipality - Official site
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Coordinates: 57°11′N 14°02′E / 57.183°N 14.033°E
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