Svalöv Municipality
Svalövs kommun
Municipality
Municipal Hall
Municipal Hall
Coat of arms of Svalöv Municipality
Coat of arms
Official logo of Svalöv Municipality
Logotype
Coordinates: 55°55′N 13°07′E / 55.917°N 13.117°E / 55.917; 13.117
CountrySweden
CountySkåne County
SeatSvalöv
Area
[1]
 • Total388.62 km2 (150.05 sq mi)
 • Land387.3 km2 (149.5 sq mi)
 • Water1.32 km2 (0.51 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 (31 December 2021)[2]
 • Total14,412
 • Density37/km2 (96/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceScania
Municipal code1214
Websitewww.svalov.se

Svalöv Municipality (Svalövs kommun) is a municipality in Skåne County in southern Sweden. Its seat is located in the town Svalöv.

The local government reform of 1952 grouped the 15 original entities into six larger municipalities. In two steps, 1969 and 1971 they were amalgamated to form the present municipality.

The most common housing category is one-family houses.

There are local pågatåg trains connecting Teckomatorp, in the south of the municipality, with Malmö, Lund and Helsingborg. To get to the town of Svalöv, one can take a bus (approximately 15 minutes) from Teckomatorp.

The villages Röstånga, Kågeröd, Teckomatorp, Svalöv itself and parts of Söderåsen National Park are located in the municipality. The villages are all connected via local buses.

Knutstorp Castle is situated in the municipality along with the Ring Knutstorp race track. The famous astronomer Tycho Brahe was born there.

Urban areas

There are 6 urban areas (also called a Tätort or locality) in Svalöv 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.

#LocalityPopulation
1Svalöv3,344
2Teckomatorp1,644
3Kågeröd1,413
4Billeberga948
5Röstånga846
6Tågarp434

Demographics

This is a demographic table based on Svalöv 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 14,398 residents, including 10,158 Swedish citizens of voting age.[3] 38.7 % voted for the left coalition and 59.6 % for the right coalition.

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 Svalöv i riksdagsvalet" (in Swedish). SVT. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
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