Växjö Municipality

Municipality in Kronoberg County, Sweden
Växjö Municipality
Växjö kommun
Municipality
Växjö Railway Station And City Hall
Växjö Railway Station And City Hall
Coat of arms of Växjö Municipality
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 56°53′N 14°48′E / 56.883°N 14.800°E / 56.883; 14.800
CountrySweden
CountyKronoberg County
Established1971
SeatVäxjö
Area
 • Total1,914.25 km2 (739.10 sq mi)
 • Land1,665.51 km2 (643.06 sq mi)
 • Water248.74 km2 (96.04 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 (31 December 2023)[2]
 • Total97,574
 • Density51/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
35002 - 35597
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceSmåland
Municipal code0780
Websitewww.vaxjo.se

Växjö Municipality (Växjö kommun) is a municipality in Kronoberg County in southern Sweden, where Växjö is the seat.

The municipality was created in 1971 by the amalgamation of the City of Växjö with the surrounding municipalities. The number of original local government entities (as of 1863) included in the present municipality is 29.

Localities

There are 12 urban areas (also called a Tätort or locality) in the City of Växjö.

In the table the localities are listed according to the size of the population as of December 31, 2006. The municipal seat is in bold characters.

# Locality Population
1 Växjö 66,275
2 Rottne 2,240
3 Lammhult 1,781
4 Ingelstad 1,667
5 Braås 1,608
6 Gemla 1,498
7 Åryd 671
8 Åby 447
9 Furuby 349
10 Nöbbele 244
11 Tävelsås 225

Demographics

This is a demographic table based on Växjö 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 95,780 residents, including 70,824 Swedish citizens of voting age.[3] 49.4% voted for the left coalition and 49.1% 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
% %
Araby 2,089 1,294 71.3 21.3 55 18 82 15,244 27
Arenastaden 1,088 827 49.3 49.1 83 56 44 26,330 41
Berg 1,041 809 46.1 53.1 90 94 6 27,692 48
Bergunda 1,262 988 41.4 57.9 89 82 18 28,820 47
Braås 2,381 1,632 51.2 47.7 76 70 30 22,265 29
Bäckaslöv 1,306 1,150 47.4 51.5 83 83 17 28,319 54
Centrum 1,462 1,295 44.0 54.8 83 82 18 27,057 52
Dalbo C 2,231 1,214 71.5 20.7 54 19 81 14,145 28
Dädesjö 615 462 44.7 52.3 91 93 7 27,367 43
Fagrabäck 1,584 1,291 52.2 46.5 80 78 22 25,854 54
Furuby 756 549 43.5 55.7 89 91 9 27,716 43
Furutå 1,910 1,463 52.5 46.9 83 75 25 28,104 66
Gamla Hovshaga 1,693 1,275 47.6 52.0 85 82 18 30,219 58
Gemla 1,886 1,353 49.7 49.5 87 89 11 27,771 45
Hov 2,069 1,559 53.7 45.7 90 83 17 29,736 53
Hovshaga C 1,948 1,491 51.3 46.8 81 67 33 25,853 40
Högstorp-Hollstorp 2,208 1,624 47.8 51.9 89 90 10 32,490 62
Ingelstad 2,411 1,794 47.0 52.2 84 89 11 25,507 44
Kampen-Sigfrid 1,469 1,244 52.4 45.5 78 77 23 26,604 58
Kronoberg 2,165 1,497 44.6 55.1 89 84 16 33,733 63
Kungsmad 1,896 1,447 43.3 53.5 79 72 28 28,547 57
Kvarnhagen 1,859 1,324 50.9 47.1 79 69 31 25,052 37
Lammhult 2,371 1,575 36.8 61.4 73 71 29 21,803 26
Lasarettet 1,722 1,510 45.5 53.8 87 83 17 29,931 60
Liedsbergsgatan 1,913 1,439 57.2 39.7 67 42 58 18,812 39
Ljungfälle-Teleborg 1,860 1,289 56.2 41.7 69 59 41 22,094 47
Norr 1,429 1,128 51.9 47.6 87 92 8 30,788 56
Norrelid 1,136 1,064 54.4 45.0 86 86 14 26,985 57
Nya Hovshaga 2,185 1,635 52.9 45.4 88 81 19 28,084 47
Nydala 2,283 1,240 70.1 20.0 59 21 79 15,639 30
Pilbäcken 2,002 1,386 62.5 34.4 71 43 57 20,974 35
Ringsberg 1,541 1,383 53.4 45.3 79 82 18 25,327 48
Rottne N 1,237 855 39.8 58.7 83 79 21 25,771 33
Rottne S 1,724 1,265 42.1 56.8 84 84 16 24,227 34
Sandsbro V 2,983 1,563 46.9 52.6 88 87 13 30,647 58
Sandsbro Ö 2,395 1,736 44.9 54.2 90 91 9 30,637 51
Stallvägen 1,580 870 53.4 46.4 33 48 52 3,687 78
Söder 1,866 1,408 51.2 47.3 87 85 15 32,961 67
Teknikum 1,352 1,049 64.3 34.4 76 68 32 23,189 45
Teleborg C 1,948 1,410 62.1 35.6 61 49 51 17,794 43
Teleborg S 1,874 1,415 48.8 51.0 84 82 18 28,965 63
Torparängen 1,781 1,388 60.0 39.2 80 74 26 25,353 56
Tävelsås-Uråsa 1,705 1,219 45.3 53.2 90 91 9 28,101 48
Ulriksberg 1,999 1,438 44.7 54.8 87 81 19 30,643 61
Universitetet N 1,456 1,214 47.6 51.5 49 73 27 9,744 76
Universitetet S 1,282 897 49.5 48.4 31 59 41 4,894 73
Vederslöv 1,571 1,197 40.7 58.7 90 94 6 28,082 43
Vikaholm 1,671 1,199 51.5 47.7 87 67 33 29,372 63
Värends Nöbbele 686 504 45.0 54.1 88 94 6 26,427 35
Väster 1,764 1,511 44.3 54.2 86 86 14 28,301 51
Åby 1,422 1,031 42.5 56.2 90 90 10 28,058 44
Åryd 1,639 1,171 43.9 54.8 88 88 12 28,414 41
Öjaby N 1,365 1,005 38.1 61.1 91 93 7 32,372 56
Öjaby S-Räppe 2,063 1,505 39.9 59.5 87 87 13 30,164 49
Öster 1,572 1,355 48.2 50.1 82 85 15 27,140 56
Östra Lugnet 2,074 1,388 45.4 54.1 90 81 19 32,059 58
Source: SVT[3]

Economy

Largest employers in the municipality:

  1. Växjö Municipality 7,400
  2. Kronoberg County Administrative Board 4,000
  3. Linnaeus University 1,000
  4. Volvo Construction Equipment 800
  5. SAAB/Combitech 340
  6. Atea 300
  7. Alstom Power 300
  8. Visma SPCS 300
  9. Rottne Industri AB 250
  10. Södra Skogsägarna 230
  11. Getinge Disinfection 230
  12. Boss Media 210
  13. Staples Sweden (TG Skrivab) 210
  14. Coop Dagligvaruhandel 210
  15. Skanska 200
  16. Wexiodisk 185

(as of 2010-12-15: [4])

Environmental work

Växjö Municipality has a long-term and strategic environmental and climate work and has called itself “The Greenest City in Europe” since 2007. It has its foundation in a long history of commitment to environmental issues, and ambitious goals for a green future. It is a vision shared with the citizens and the local companies.

In 2017 Växjö, was awarded the European Green Leaf Award 2018 by the European Commission. The prize is awarded to cities with less than 100 000 inhabitants that show good results and ambitions in terms of environment and committed to generate green growth.

Actions and results

In the early 1970s, Lake Trummen was restored with good results. Twenty years later, the same was done with Växjösjön and Södra Bergundasjön. This was done since the lakes suffered from eutrophication. Through dredging, the damaged ecosystems were restored and today the lakes are fully bath-friendly with a rich wildlife. The aim to receive good water quality for the whole lake system continues and in 2014 the Municipal Council decided to take new actions.

In the 1980s, Växjö Energi AB, Veab, began small-scale use of biofuels in district heating. Thus, the heating plant became the first in Sweden to be fueled with biofuels in this way. In the coming decades, the project was expanded and in 2015, after the inauguration of a third co generation power plant, the heat and power production comes almost entirely from renewable sources.

In 1996, Växjö Municipality decided that it would be completely free from fossil fuels, to be achieved by year 2030. Between 1993 and 2015, carbon dioxide emissions in Växjö have decreased by 54%. This while the city has been able to show strong economic growth. In recent years, Växjö has invested a lot in high-rise wood buildings. Today Växjö is one of the cities where you find most ongoing projects of high-rise wood buildings in Sweden.

International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities

The municipality is twinned with:[5]

See also

References

  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. ^ a b c "Valresultat 2022 för Växjö i riksdagsvalet" (in Swedish). SVT. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  4. ^ [1][dead link]
  5. ^ [2][dead link]

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