Värnamo Municipality
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Värnamo Municipality 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.
s (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.
Municipalities of Sweden
The municipalities of Sweden are the local government entities of Sweden. The current 290 municipalities are organized into 21 counties...
in Jönköping County
Jönköping County
Jönköping County is a county or län in southern Sweden. It borders the counties of Halland, Västra Götaland, Östergötland, Kalmar and Kronoberg. The capital is Jönköping.- Provinces :...
in southern Sweden
Sweden
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, where the town Värnamo
Värnamo
Värnamo is a locality and the seat of Värnamo Municipality, Jönköping County, Sweden, with 18,696 inhabitants in 2010.-History:Värnamo traces its history back to a village in the medieval age; the first written mention of it stems from the 13th century...
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 areaUrban areas in Sweden
Urban area is a common English translation of the Swedish term tätort. The official term in English, used by Statistics Sweden, is, however, locality. There are 1,940 localities in Sweden . They could be compared with census-designated places in the United States.A tätort in Sweden has a minimum of...
s (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 Värnamo Värnamo is a locality and the seat of Värnamo Municipality, Jönköping County, Sweden, with 18,696 inhabitants in 2010.-History:Värnamo traces its history back to a village in the medieval age; the first written mention of it stems from the 13th century... |
18,696 |
| 2 | Rydaholm Rydaholm Rydaholm is a locality situated in Värnamo Municipality, Jönköping County, Sweden with 1,554 inhabitants in 2005.... |
1,474 |
| 3 | Bredaryd Bredaryd Bredaryd is a locality situated in Värnamo Municipality, Jönköping County, Sweden with 1,440 inhabitants in 2005.... |
1,466 |
| 4 | Forsheda Forsheda Forsheda is a locality situated in Värnamo Municipality, Jönköping County, Sweden with 1,486 inhabitants in 2005.... |
1,459 |
| 5 | Bor Bor, Sweden Bor is a locality situated in Värnamo Municipality, Jönköping County, Sweden with 1,333 inhabitants in 2005.... |
1,256 |
| 6 | Horda Horda Horda is a locality situated in Värnamo Municipality, Jönköping County, Sweden with 364 inhabitants in 2005.... |
377 |
| 7 | Lanna Lanna, Värnamo Lanna is a bimunicipal locality situated in Värnamo Municipality and Gnosjö Municipality in Jönköping County, Sweden with 349 inhabitants in 2005.- References :... |
329 |
| 8 | Kärda Kärda Kärda is a locality situated in Värnamo Municipality, Jönköping County, Sweden with 309 inhabitants in 2005.... |
320 |
| 9 | Hånger Hånger Hånger is a locality situated in Värnamo Municipality, Jönköping County, Sweden with around 700 inhabitants in 2010.... |
301 |
External links
- Värnamo Municipality - Official site