Emmaboda Municipality
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| Country | Sweden | |
| County | Kalmar County | |
| Seat | Emmaboda | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 718.65 km2 (277.47 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 689.7 km2 (266.3 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 28.95 km2 (11.18 sq mi) | |
| Area as of January 1, 2014. | ||
| Population (December 31, 2016) | ||
| • Total | 9,348 | |
| • Density | 13/km2 (34/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| ISO 3166 code | SE | |
| Province | Småland | |
| Municipal code | 0862 | |
| Website | www.emmaboda.se | |
Emmaboda Municipality (Emmaboda kommun) is a municipality in Kalmar County, in south-eastern Sweden. Its seat is located in the town Emmaboda.
The present municipality was formed in 1971, when the market town (köping) of Emmaboda (itself instituted in 1930) was amalgamated with three surrounding rural municipalities.
The municipality borders to the municipalities of Nybro, Kalmar and Torsås in Kalmar County; to Karlskrona and Ronneby in Blekinge County; and Tingsryd and Lessebo in Kronoberg County. The nearest cities in its vicinity are Kalmar (pop. 35,170), Karlskrona (pop. 32,606), Växjö (pop. 55,600), and Nybro (pop. 12,598).
It is part of Glasriket, The Realm of Glass, where people have been producing glass products at least since the 17th century, and transported them to the rest of Sweden. The glassworks in Emmaboda municipality are mainly Johansfors, Åfors and Boda, the latter being one part of the supplier for the glass sculpturer Kosta Boda.
Those interested in nature activities will find many opportunities of fishing in the many lakes and streams stretching through the municipality.
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