Ekkällan

Ekkällan is a city district of

Linköping Linköping () is a city in southern Sweden, with around 105,000 inhabitants as of 2021. It is the seat of Linköping Municipality and the capital of Östergötland County. Linköping is also the episcopal see of the Diocese of Linköping (Chu ...

, Sweden. In 2000 the former Ekkällan district was split and Garnisonen was formed, while a few blocks were transferred to the district of

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. The area includes

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, housing, service apartments for seniors, pre-schools, grocery stores, restaurants, pharmacies, emergency center and more. Population in December 2008 was 1 646. Ekkällan adjoining districts of East Valla,

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, Ramshäll, Garnisonen and

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. The area South Ekkällan is not located in the district Ekkällan, but in the nearby Garnisonen. {{DEFAULTSORT:Ekkallan Geography of Linköping