Osby Municipality

Osby Municipality (Osby kommun) is a municipality in Skåne County in Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Osby.

Osby Municipality

Osby kommun
Municipality
Coat of arms
CountrySweden
CountySkåne County
SeatOsby
Area
 • Total599.84 km2 (231.60 sq mi)
 • Land576.24 km2 (222.49 sq mi)
 • Water23.6 km2 (9.1 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 (31 December 2019)[2]
 • Total13,208
 • Density22/km2 (57/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceScania
Municipal code1273
Websitewww.osby.se

The amalgamation during the 1970s' local government reform took place in the area on 1 January 1974, when the former market town Osby (itself instituted as such in 1937) was merged with three adjacent rural municipalities.

Localities

There are 3 localities (or built-up areas) in Osby Municipality.

In the table the localities are listed according to the size of the population as of 31 December 2005. The municipal seat is in bold characters.

#LocalityPopulation
1Osby6,947
2Lönsboda1,899
3Killeberg575

Elections

Riksdag
Year Turnout Votes V S MP C L KD M SD
2014[3] 85.5 8,244 3.4 35.2 4.3 5.9 2.7 4.9 16.1 25.4
2018[4] 87.0 8,385 3.9 28.2 2.2 7.3 2.4 7.3 16.1 31.2

International relations

The municipality is twinned with:[5]

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gollark: Don't use a "battery backup", just... carry a generator, silly.

References
  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 i riket, län och kommuner 31 december 2019" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 20, 2020. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
  3. "Valresultat Riksdag Osby kommun 2014" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  4. "Valresultat Riksdag Osby kommun 2018" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  5. http://www.osby.se/web/Vanorter.aspx


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