Jönköping Municipality Facts for Kids

Jönköping Municipality (which is Jönköpings kommun in Swedish) is a local government area in southern Sweden. It's part of Jönköping County. The main city and where the local government is based is Jönköping. This municipality is located right by the southern end of a large lake called Vättern.

A Look at Jönköping's History
Cities and Towns in Jönköping Municipality
Sports in Jönköping
Friendly Connections: Twin Towns
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A Look at Jönköping's History

The area that makes up Jönköping Municipality today used to be more than 20 smaller local government areas. These included three places that were once called cities.

In 1952, these many areas were combined, reducing the number of local units to 13. The Jönköping Municipality you see today was officially created in 1971. This happened during a big change across Sweden to make local governments work better.

Cities and Towns in Jönköping Municipality

Jönköping Municipality has 17 main urban areas, also known as Tätort or localities. These are places where many people live close together.

Below is a list of these urban areas. They are ranked by how many people lived there on December 31, 2015. The main city, Jönköping, is shown in bold.

#	Locality	Population	Notes
1	Jönköping	93,797	includes Huskvarna, Hovslätt, Lockebo and Norrahammar
2	Bankeryd	8,506	includes Trånghalla
3	Taberg	4,486	includes Månsarp
4	Tenhult	3,112
5	Gränna	2,726
6	Odensjö	2,646	includes Barnarp
7	Kaxholmen	1,561
8	Lekeryd	788
9	Bottnaryd	717
10	Kortebo	512
11	Skärstad	433
12	Ölmstad	401
13	Örserum	356
14	Tunnerstad	322
15	Öggestorp	238
16	Gissebo	204
17	Ryd [sv]	200

Sports in Jönköping

A cool fact about Jönköping is that the International Floorball Federation was started here in 1986. It was founded in Huskvarna, which is in the eastern part of Jönköping.

Friendly Connections: Twin Towns

Jönköping has special friendships with other towns and cities around the world. These are called "twin towns" or "sister cities." It means they share ideas and learn from each other.

Jönköping is twinned with: