| Svedala Municipality Svedala kommun |
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| Country | Sweden | ||
| County | Skåne County | ||
| Seat | Svedala | ||
| Area[1] | |||
| • Total | 227.58 km2 (87.9 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 218.97 km2 (84.5 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 8.61 km2 (3.3 sq mi) | ||
| Area as of January 1, 2010. | |||
| Population (June 30, 2010)[2] | |||
| • Total | 19,822 | ||
| • Density | 87.1/km2 (225.6/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | |||
| ISO 3166 code | SE | ||
| Province | Scania | ||
| Municipal code | 1263 | ||
| Website | www.svedala.se | ||
Svedala Municipality (Svedala kommun) is a municipality in Skåne County in southern Sweden, just southeast of Malmö. Its seat is located in the town of Svedala.
The present municipality is the result of a series of amalgamations, carried out in 1952, 1967, 1974 and 1977. Svedala was last municipality to be completed during the local government reform of the 1970s. There had been considerations of adding the whole or parts of the territory to Malmö Municipality.
There exists a city partnership between Svedala Municipality and Bergen auf Rügen, Germany.
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There are 5 urban areas (also called a Tätort or locality) in Svedala Municipality.
In the table the urban areas are listed according to the size of the population as of 2010. The municipal seat is in bold characters.
| # | Locality | Population |
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| 1 | Svedala | 10 555 |
| 2 | Bara | 3,436 |
| 3 | Klågerup | 1,894 |
| 4 | Sjödiken | 438 |
| 5 | Holmeja | 239 |
The event SommarRock (Summer Rock) is held every year in Svedala the second week in July. In 2011 the event attracted 12.200 visitors. Popular bands are The Ark, Mustasch, September and Wilmer X. Next year it's 25 years since it started in 1987.[3]
In Bara there is a PGA Golf Course that opened 2009. It is ranked as the 17th best PGA Golf Course in Europe.[4]
In Svedala there is also a local newpaper called Lokaltidningen Svedala.[5]
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