Jönköping County

Jönköping County is a province ( län) north of the southern Swedish province of Småland.

Geography

The territory of Jönköping County accounts for 2.6 % of the area of the Swedish territory.

Population

The proportion of the total population of Sweden is 3.6%.

Coat of arms

Description: In blue, a red bar with wave cut at the bottom. A three-towered castle with crenellated silver gate is open and black windows is on the shaft line. Three golden crowns floating bar, in the main shield.

Symbol: The coat of arms is almost identical to that of the city of Jönköping.

Communities and places

Communities

Jönköping County consists of 13 municipalities (Swedish: kommuner ), of March 31, 2013:

Biggest Towns

• Jönköping ( 84,423 ) (population 2005)
• Värnamo ( 17,627 )
• Nässjö ( 16,428 )
• Tranås ( 14,037 )
• Vetlanda ( 12,559 )
• Gislaved ( 10,373 )