Vellinge Municipality
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| Vellinge kommun | |
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| County | Skåne County |
| Province | Scania |
| Seat | Vellinge |
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| Area • Total area • Land area |
268th of 290 144.17 km² 143.18 km² |
| Population • Total |
74th of 290 32,270 inhabitants |
| Density • Total |
27th of 290 225.4 inhabitants/km² |
| Website | http://www.vellinge.se/ |
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Vellinge Municipality (Vellinge kommun) is a municipality in Skåne County in southern Sweden. Its seat is located in the town Vellinge.
The municipality is a result of the latest local government reform in Sweden. In 1974 the municipalities of Räng, Vellinge and Månstorp (themselves created through amalgamation of even smaller units in 1952) amalgamated with the former City of Skanör med Falsterbo to form a new Vellinge Municipality.
The municipality is considered to be one of the most economically well-off in Sweden, politically governed by a stable majority of the liberal conservative Moderate Party. Due to its low taxes, Vellinge Municipality is mainly populated by middle class families, many commuting to Malmö (pop. 250,000).
[edit] Localities
There are 9 urban areas (also called a Tätort or locality) in Vellinge 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 |
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| 1 | Höllviken | 10,014 |
| 2 | Skanör-Falsterbo | 6,861 |
| 3 | Vellinge | 6,115 |
| 4 | Ljunghusen | 2,444 |
| 5 | Hököpinge | 923 |
| 6 | Västra Ingelstad | 703 |
| 7 | Rängs sand | 596 |
| 8 | Gessie villastad | 485 |
| 9 | Östra Grevie | 436 |
All of the urban areas are best characterized as affluent suburbs within the metropolitan area of South-Western Scania. Skanör-Falsterbo was an important medieval town.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Vellinge - Official site
- Coat of arms
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