Kävlinge Municipality

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Kävlinge kommun
County Skåne County
Province Scania
Seat Kävlinge
Area
 • Total area
 • Land area
263rd of 290
154.45 km²
153.83 km²
Population
 • Total
88th of 290
27,369 inhabitants
Density
 • Total
30th of 290
177.9 inhabitants/km²
Website http://www.kavlinge.se/
Area and population as of December 31, 2006

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

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There are nine urban areas (also called a Tätort or locality) in Kävlinge Municipality. In the table they are listed according to the size of the population as of December 31, 2005. The municipal seat is in bold characters.

# Locality Population
1 Kävlinge 8,550
2 Löddeköpinge 5,582
3 Furulund 3,888
4 Hofterup 3,243
5 Dösjebro 752
6 Sandskogen 533
7 Barsebäck 509
8 Barsebäckshamn 401
9 Lilla Harrie 321

Barsebäck was the location of a nuclear power plant, opened in the 1970s, but after decades of Danish protests - Copenhagen being located just across the Oresund Sound - it closed in 2005.

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