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Also known as Jönköpings län, Council of Jönköping, Jönköping County Council, Landstinget i Jonkopings lan

county (län) In Sweden

AI overview

Jönköping County is a region in Sweden governed as a county (län), which is the standard administrative division used across the country. It matters as an important local government area that organizes public services and regional development for the people who live there.

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Type
Funder, Government
Founded
1863
Location
Jönköping, Sweden
Also known as
Council of Jönköping, Jönköping County Council, Landstinget i Jonkopings lan
Status
Active

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Encyclopedic overview

Jönköping County (Swedish: Jönköpings län, pronounced [ˈjœnːˌɕøːpɪŋs lɛːn]) is a county or län in southern Sweden. It borders the counties of Halland, Västra Götaland, Östergötland, Kalmar and Kronoberg. The total county population was 356,291 inhabitants in September 2017. The capital and largest city is Jönköping. About one quarter of the total county population lives in the combined Jönköping-Huskvarna urban area around the southern point of Lake Vättern.

Provinces and administrative history

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Jönköping County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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