Nässjö Municipality

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

Nässjö Municipality Nässjö kommun
Municipality
Nässjö city hall
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 57°39′N 14°41′E
Country	Sweden
County	Jönköping County
Seat	Nässjö
Area [1]
• Total	988.49 km2 (381.66 sq mi)
• Land	930.29 km2 (359.19 sq mi)
• Water	58.2 km2 (22.5 sq mi)
	Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population  (31 December 2023)[2]
• Total	31,648
• Density	32/km2 (83/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	SE
Province	Småland
Municipal code	0682
Website	www.nassjo.se

The present municipality was created in 1971 when the City of Nässjö (instituted in 1914) was amalgamated with five surrounding municipalities.

Localities

There are 11 urban areas (also called a Tätort or locality) in Nässjö 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	Nässjö	16,463
2	Bodafors	1,982
2	Forserum	1,982
4	Malmbäck	1,016
5	Anneberg	874
6	Solberga	419
7	Grimstorp	385
8	Fredriksdal	318
9	Äng	301
10	Flisby	215
11	Stensjön	208

Demographics

This is a demographic table based on Nässjö Municipality's electoral districts in the 2022 Swedish general election sourced from SVT's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official statistics.^[3]

In total there were 31,732 residents, including 22,963 Swedish citizens of voting age.^[3] 43.3% voted for the left coalition and 55.5% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.

Location	Residents	Citizen adults	Left vote	Right vote	Employed	Swedish parents	Foreign heritage	Income SEK	Degree
			%	%
Anneberg	2,406	1,768	39.8	59.0	84	86	14	25,876	30
Barkeryd/Äng	1,420	1,066	33.1	65.8	90	93	7	27,667	31
Bodafors	2,099	1,432	42.5	56.5	70	72	28	21,693	25
Forserum	1,909	1,401	41.9	56.6	82	82	18	26,313	35
Grimstorp	1,989	1,595	35.5	63.2	85	90	10	26,178	33
Handskerud	2,436	1,804	43.8	55.5	80	77	23	25,965	35
Ingsberg	2,024	1,514	47.3	52.1	87	80	20	26,660	42
Malmbäck	2,104	1,517	38.5	60.4	85	84	16	25,630	30
Norrboda	2,466	1,545	51.0	46.5	68	50	50	21,729	30
Nyhem	2,145	1,553	44.7	54.1	77	73	27	25,579	33
Nässjö C	2,153	1,707	49.3	49.5	74	70	30	20,956	33
Nässjö rural	1,493	1,198	34.5	64.4	88	94	6	29,253	36
Runneryd	2,797	1,660	57.5	40.6	63	35	65	18,648	24
Södergården	2,071	1,563	46.4	52.1	80	75	25	23,945	32
Åker	2,220	1,640	41.1	57.6	89	83	17	28,000	38
Source: SVT[3]

Sister cities

Nässjö has had two sister cities since the 1940s: Brønderslev in Denmark and Eidsberg in Norway.

References

• Official webpage, history section (parts in Swedish)
• 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 och befolkningsförändringar - Kvartal 4, 2023" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 22, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
3. "Valresultat 2022 för Nässjö i riksdagsvalet" (in Swedish). SVT. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2024.

External links

• Nässjö Municipality - Official site
• Coat of arms