Bjuv Municipality

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**Bjuv Municipality (*Kommun*)**
Sweden with the province Skåne (Scania) highlighted Bjuv municipality and seat in Scania Map outlining municipalities of Sweden	Coat of arms
	Municipal facts
	Seat	Bjuv
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	County	Skåne County
	Province	Scania
	Area Rank	117 km² 270th of 290
	Population Rank (2005)	13,892 160th of 290
	Density	120/km²

Bjuv is a municipality and town in Scania in southernmost Sweden.

The municipality covers an area of 115.5 km². Of the total population of 13,705, 6,856 are male, and 6,849 are female. The population density of the community is 119 inhabitants per km².

[edit] Geography

The geography consists of beech trees in its north-eastern parts, hills to the south and , in the north, some plains.

[edit] History

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