Osby Municipality
Osby kommun
Municipality
Coat of arms of Osby Municipality
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 56°22′N 13°59′E / 56.367°N 13.983°E / 56.367; 13.983
CountrySweden
CountyScania County
SeatOsby
Area
[1]
 • Total599.84 km2 (231.60 sq mi)
 • Land576.24 km2 (222.49 sq mi)
 • Water23.6 km2 (9.1 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 (31 December 2021)[2]
 • Total13,269
 • Density22/km2 (57/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceScania
Municipal code1273
Websitewww.osby.se

Osby Municipality (Osby kommun) is a municipality in Scania 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 1 January 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 31 December 2005. The municipal seat is in bold characters.

#LocalityPopulation
1Osby6,947
2Lönsboda1,899
3Killeberg575

Demographics

This is a demographic table based on Osby Municipality's electoral districts in the 2022 Swedish general election sourced from SVT's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official statistics.[3]

Residents include everyone registered as living in the district, regardless of age or citizenship status. Valid voters indicate Swedish citizens above the age of 18 who therefore can vote in general elections. Left vote and right vote indicate the result between the two major blocs in said district in the 2022 general election. Employment indicates the share of people between the ages of 20 and 64 who are working taxpayers. Foreign background is defined as residents either born abroad or with two parents born outside of Sweden. Median income is the received monthly income through either employment, capital gains or social grants for the median adult above 20, also including pensioners in Swedish kronor. The section about college graduates indicates any degree accumulated after high school.

In total there were 13,238 residents, including 9,888 Swedish citizens of voting age.[3] 37.9 % voted for the left coalition and 61.1 % for the right coalition.

Elections

Riksdag

Year Turnout Votes V S MP C L KD M SD
2014[4] 85.5 8,244 3.4 35.2 4.3 5.9 2.7 4.9 16.1 25.4
2018[5] 87.0 8,385 3.9 28.2 2.2 7.3 2.4 7.3 16.1 31.2

International relations

The municipality is twinned with:[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 2014-01-01. Archived from the original (Microsoft Excel) on 2016-09-27. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
  2. ↑ "Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 31 december 2021" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 22, 2022. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 "Valresultat 2022 för Osby i riksdagsvalet" (in Swedish). SVT. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  4. ↑ "Valresultat Riksdag Osby kommun 2014" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  5. ↑ "Valresultat Riksdag Osby kommun 2018" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  6. ↑ "vänorter - Osby Kommun". www.osby.se. Archived from the original on 2009-04-17.
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