Osby Municipality

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Osby Municipality
Osby kommun
Municipality

Coat of arms
Country Sweden
County Skåne County
Seat Osby
Area[1]
 • Total 601.9388 km2 (232.4099 sq mi)
 • Land 578.4788 km2 (223.3519 sq mi)
 • Water 23.46 km2 (9.06 sq mi)
  Area as of January 1, 2010.
Population (June 30, 2012)[2]
 • Total 12,655
 • Density 21/km2 (54/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
ISO 3166 code SE
Province Scania
Municipal code 1273
Website www.osby.se

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

The amalgamation during the 1970s' local government reform took place in the area on January 1, 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 December 31, 2005. The municipal seat is in bold characters.

# Locality Population
1 Osby 6,947
2 Lönsboda 1,899
3 Killeberg 575

International relations

The municipality is twinned with: [3]

References

  1. ↑ "Statistiska centralbyrån den 1 januari 2010" (Microsoft Excel) (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. Retrieved 2010-08-21. 
  2. ↑ "SCB, Befolkningsstatistik 30 juni 2012" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. Retrieved 2010-08-19. 
  3. ↑ http://www.osby.se/web/Vanorter.aspx

External links

Municipalities and seats of Scania County
Municipalities
Municipal seats
Localities

Coordinates: 56°22′N 13°59′E / 56.367°N 13.983°E / 56.367; 13.983

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