Vimmerby Municipality


Vimmerby Municipality is a municipality in Kalmar County, south-eastern Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Vimmerby.
Stångån is a small river running through the municipality.
The municipality was created by the local government reform of 1971, when the City of Vimmerby was amalgamated with the surrounding rural municipalities to form an entity of unitary type.

Localities

There are 6 urban areas in Vimmerby Municipality.
In the table the localities are listed according to the size of the population as of December 31, 2005. The municipal seat is in bold characters.
#LocalityPopulation
1Vimmerby7,827
2Södra Vi1,197
3Storebro977
4Gullringen560
5Frödinge364
6Tuna249

Government and politics

Distribution of the 49 seats in the municipal council after the 2010 election:
Results of the 2010 Swedish general election in Vimmerby:
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