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Växjö
Kronoberg · Sweden
City population
71,282
#19
in Sweden
#1
in Kronoberg
#8,079
worldwide
56.878, 14.809 · 333 km from Stockholm
About Växjö
Växjö is a city in Kronoberg, Sweden with a population of 71,282. It is the 19th largest of the 99 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Sweden, and the 8,079th largest worldwide. It lies 333 km from Stockholm.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Kronoberg
Rank in region
#1of 2
Elevation
169 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Europe/Stockholm
Coordinates
56.878, 14.809
Record updated
2026-04-14
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
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