Bjuv Municipality facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Bjuv Municipality Bjuvs kommun
Municipality
Coat of arms
Country	Sweden
National Area	South Sweden
County	Skåne County
Seat	Bjuv
Area
• Total	116.44 km2 (44.96 sq mi)
• Land	116.17 km2 (44.85 sq mi)
• Water	0.27 km2 (0.10 sq mi)
	Area as of January 1, 2010.
Population  (June 30, 2012)
• Total	14,880
• Density	127.79/km2 (330.98/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	SE
Province	Scania
Municipal code	1260

Bjuv Municipality (Swedish: Bjuvs kommun) is a municipality in Skåne County in South Sweden in southern Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Bjuv.

The amalgamations connected to the 1971 local government reform in Sweden took place in this area in 1974, when "old" Bjuv (a market town (köping) since 1946) was amalgamated with Billesholm and Ekeby.

History

The municipal arms depicts a mining torch lighting up a dark area. The reason is that Bjuv Municipality has had a coal mining industry since the 18th century. In the end of the 19th century, the clay industry flourished, based on the coal.

Localities

There were two localities in the municipality in 2018.

Demographics

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

In total there were 15,817 residents, including 10,979 Swedish citizens of voting age. 35.1% voted for the left coalition and 63.0% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.