- Bjuv Municipality
Infobox_Kommun2
fullname=Bjuvs kommun
county=Skåne County
province=Scania
capital=Bjuv
arearank=271st
area=116.44
arealand=116.17
populationrank=157th
population=14,199
densityrank=39th
populationdensity=122.2
website=http://www.bjuv.se/
footnotes=Area and population as of December 31, 2006|Bjuv Municipality ("Bjuvs kommun") is a municipality in
Skåne County in southernSweden . Its seat is located in the town ofBjuv .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.
Loclities
There are 5 urban areas (also called Tätort or localities) in Bjuv 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.
References
* [http://www.scb.se Statistics Sweden]
External links
* [http://www.bjuv.se/ Bjuv] - Official site
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