Jönköping County

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Jönköping County, or Jönköpings län is a County or län in southern Sweden, an administrative unit further subdivided into municipalities. For history, geography and culture of the county, see the article of the province: Småland.

It borders to the counties of Halland, Västra Götaland, Östergötland, Kalmar and Kronoberg.

**Jönköpings län**
Map highlighting the location of Jönköping County in Sweden
	County	SE-F, SE091
	Residence City	Jönköping
	Province	Småland
	Created	1639
	Area - -	10,475 km², 2.5% of Sweden; ranked 12th
	Population Reference: ranked list	327,266 inh., 31.2 inh/km²
	GRP	See this ranked list

1 Province
2 Administration
3 Politics
4 Municipalities
5 Heraldry
6 External links

[edit] Province

Geographically Jönköping County represents the northern part of Smalandia. The Municipalities of Habo and Mullsjö, which are a part of the province of Westrogothia, were ceded upon the formation of Västra Götaland County in 1999 and now belongs to Jönköping County.

[edit] Administration

Jönköping County was periodically united with Kronoberg County until 1687.

The main aim of the County Administrative Board is to fulfil the goals set in national politics by the Parliament and the Government, to coordinate the interests and promote the development of the county, to establish regional goals and safeguard the due process of law in the handling of each case. The County Administrative Board is nominally a Government Agency headed by a Governor. The seat of residence for the Governor or Landshövding is the town of Jönköping. See the List of Jönköping Governors.

[edit] Politics

The main responsibilities of the County Council of Jönköping, or Landstinget i Jönköpings län, are for the public healthcare system and public transport.

[edit] Municipalities

Main article: Municipalities of Jönköping

[edit] Heraldry

Jönköping was formally granted its arms in 1942. By custom it used a combination of the lesser state arms of Sweden and the arms for the Town of Jönköping. Blazon for the Town of Jönköping: "Gules, a Castle with three towers Argent massoned windowed and gated Sable issuant from a Base wavy Azure".