Jönköping County

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Jönköping County, or Jönköpings län is a County or län in southern Sweden, an administrative unit further subdivided into municipalities. For history, geography and culture of the county, see the article of the province: Småland.

It borders to the counties of Halland, Västra Götaland, Östergötland, Kalmar and Kronoberg.

Jönköpings län

Map highlighting the location of Jönköping County in Sweden
County
Residence City Jönköping
Province Småland
Created 1639
Area
-
- 10,475 km², 2.5% of Sweden;
ranked 12th
Population
Reference: ranked list of Swedish counties>ranked list 327,266 inh., 31.2 inh/km²

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**Jönköpings län**
Map highlighting the location of Jönköping County in Sweden
County
Residence City	Jönköping
Province	Småland
Created	1639
Area - -	10,475 km², 2.5% of Sweden; ranked 12th
Population Reference: ranked list of Swedish counties>ranked list	327,266 inh., 31.2 inh/km²
GRP	ranked list

Map highlighting the location of Blekinge County in Sweden County Residence City Karlskrona Province Blechingia Created 1683 Area
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- 2,941 km², 0.7% of Sweden;
ranked 21st Population
Reference: ranked list of Swedish counties>ranked list 150,625 inh., 51.2 inh/km²
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Contents

1 Province
2 Administration
3 Politics
4 Municipalities
5 Heraldry
6 External links

Province

Geographically Jönköping County represents the northern part of Smalandia. The Municipalities of Habo and Mullsjö, which are a part of the province of Westrogothia, were ceded upon the formation of Västra Götaland County in 1999 and now belongs to Jönköping County.

Administration

Jönköping County was periodically united with Kronoberg County until 1687.

The main aim of the County Administrative Board is to fulfil the goals set in national politics by the Parliament and the Government, to coordinate the interests and promote the development of the county, to establish regional goals and safeguard the due process of law in the handling of each case. The County Administrative Board is nominally a Government Agency headed by a Governor. The seat of residence for the Governor or Landshövding is the town of Jönköping. See the List of Jönköping Governors.

Politics

The main responsibilities of the County Council of Jönköping, or Landstinget i Jönköpings län, are for the public healthcare system and public transport.

Municipalities

Main article:

Aneby
Eksjö
Gislaved
Gnosjö
Habo

Jönköping
Mullsjö
Nässjö
Sävsjö
Tranås

Vaggeryd
Vetlanda
Värnamo

Heraldry

Jönköping was formally granted its arms in 1942. By custom it used a combination of the lesser state arms of Sweden and the arms for the Town of Jönköping. Blazon for the Town of Jönköping: "Gules, a Castle with three towers Argent massoned windowed and gated Sable issuant from a Base wavy Azure".

External links

Counties of Sweden
Blekinge \| Dalarna \| Gotland \| Gävleborg \| Halland \| Jämtland \| Jönköping \| Kalmar \| Kronoberg \| Norrbotten \| Örebro \| Östergötland \| Skåne \| Stockholm \| Södermanland \| Uppsala \| Värmland \| Västerbotten \| Västernorrland \| Västmanland \| Västra Götaland

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