Mjölby Municipality

Mjölby Municipality Mjölby kommun
—  Municipality  —
Coat of arms
Country	Sweden
County	Östergötland County
Seat	Mjölby
Area[1]
– Total	559.9383 km2 (216.2 sq mi)
– Land	548.9483 km2 (212 sq mi)
– Water	10.99 km2 (4.2 sq mi)
	Area as of January 1, 2010.
Population (June 30, 2010)[2]
– Total	25,793
– Density	46.1/km2 (119.3/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
– Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code
ISO 3166 code	SE
Province	Östergötland
Municipal code	0586
Website	www.mjolby.se

Mjölby Municipality (Mjölby kommun) is a municipality in Östergötland County in southeast Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Mjölby, with some 12,000 inhabitants.

The present municipality was established in 1971, when the City of Mjölby, the City of Skänninge and the rural municipalities in the vicinity were amalgamated into the new entity. There are about twenty original units within Mjölby Municipality.

Localities

• Bjälbo
• Hogstad
• Mantorp
• Mjölby (seat)
• Skänninge
• Spångsholm
• Sya
• Väderstad

Education

Mjölby has a school for goldsmiths and a school for engine drivers.

Twin cities

• Karmøy kommune, Rogaland, Norway
• Hankasalmi, Finland
• Häädemeeste, Estonia
• Rudkøbing and Slangerup, Denmark

References

1. ^ "Statistiska centralbyrån den 1 januari 2010" (in Swedish) (Microsoft Excel). Statistics Sweden. http://www.scb.se/Statistik/MI/MI0802/2010A01/mi0802tab3_2010.xls. Retrieved 2010-08-21. 
2. ^ "SCB, Befolkningsstatistik 30 juni 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. http://www.scb.se/Pages/TableAndChart____244147.aspx. Retrieved 2010-08-19. 

External links

• Mjölby Municipality - Official site

Coordinates: 58°20′N 15°07′E / 58.333°N 15.117°E / 58.333; 15.117