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Bjuv Municipality

Coordinates: 56°05′N 12°55′E / 56.083°N 12.917°E / 56.083; 12.917
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Bjuv Municipality
Bjuvs kommun
Coat of arms of Bjuv Municipality
Coordinates: 56°05′N 12°55′E / 56.083°N 12.917°E / 56.083; 12.917
CountrySweden
National AreaSouth Sweden
CountySkåne County
SeatBjuv
Area
 • Total115.75 km2 (44.69 sq mi)
 • Land115.28 km2 (44.51 sq mi)
 • Water0.47 km2 (0.18 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 (31 December 2023)[2]
 • Total15,968
 • Density140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceScania
Municipal code1260
Websitewww.bjuv.se

Bjuv Municipality (Swedish: Bjuvs kommun) is a municipality in Skåne County in South Sweden in southern Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Bjuv.

The amalgamations connected to the 1971 local government reform in Sweden took place in this area in 1974, when "old" Bjuv (a market town (köping) since 1946) was amalgamated with Billesholm and Ekeby.

History

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The municipal arms depicts a mining torch lighting up a dark area. The reason is that Bjuv Municipality has had a coal mining industry since the 18th century. In the end of the 19th century, the clay industry flourished, based on the coal.

Localities

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There were two localities in the municipality in 2018.[3]

Locality Population
Bjuv16000 (based on 2022 estimates)
Ekeby 3,366

Demographics

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This is a demographic table based on Bjuv Municipality's electoral districts in the 2022 Swedish general election sourced from SVT's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official statistics.[4]

In total there were 15,817 residents, including 10,979 Swedish citizens of voting age.[4] 35.1% voted for the left coalition and 63.0% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.

Politics

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After 2022 election composition of the municipal council was as follows:[5]

Party Seats ±
Sweden Democrats 13 +2
Social Democratic Party 10 -1
Moderate Party 5
Centre Party 1
Christian Democrats 1
Liberals 1
Left Party 1
Total 31

References

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  1. ^ "Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 2014-01-01. Archived from the original (Microsoft Excel) on 2016-09-27. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
  2. ^ "Folkmängd och befolkningsförändringar - Kvartal 4, 2023" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 22, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  3. ^ "Folkmängd per tätort efter region och vart 5:e år" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. Retrieved 2019-08-14.
  4. ^ a b c "Valresultat 2022 för Bjuv i riksdagsvalet" (in Swedish). SVT. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Val till kommunfullmäktige i Bjuv - Valda". Valmyndigheten. 2018-09-14.
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