Vellinge Municipality
| Vellinge Municipality Vellinge kommun | ||
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| Municipality | ||
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| Country | Sweden | |
| County | Skåne County | |
| Seat | Vellinge | |
| Area[1] | ||
| • Total | 705.46 km2 (272.38 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 142.61 km2 (55.06 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 562.85 km2 (217.32 sq mi) | |
| Area as of January 1, 2014. | ||
| Population (March 31, 2015)[2] | ||
| • Total | 34,166 | |
| • Density | 48/km2 (130/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| ISO 3166 code | SE | |
| Province | Scania | |
| Municipal code | 1233 | |
| Website | www.vellinge.se | |
Vellinge Municipality (Vellinge kommun) is a municipality in Skåne County in southern Sweden. Its seat is located in Vellinge.
The present municipality is a result of the latest local government reform in Sweden. In 1974 the municipalities of Räng, Vellinge and Månstorp (all three created through amalgamation of even smaller units in 1952) amalgamated with the former Town of Skanör med Falsterbo to form a new Vellinge Municipality.
The municipality is considered to be one of the most economically well-off in Sweden, politically governed by a stable majority of the liberal conservative Moderate Party. Due to its low taxes, Vellinge Municipality is mainly populated by middle-class families, many commuting to Malmö (pop. 250,000).
Localities
There are nine urban areas (also called a tätort, i.e. locality) in Vellinge 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.
| # | Locality | Population |
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| 1 | Höllviken | 10,014 |
| 2 | Skanör med Falsterbo | 6,861 |
| 3 | Vellinge | 6,115 |
| 4 | Ljunghusen | 2,444 |
| 5 | Hököpinge | 923 |
| 6 | Västra Ingelstad | 703 |
| 7 | Rängs sand | 596 |
| 8 | Gessie villastad | 485 |
| 9 | Östra Grevie | 436 |
All of the urban areas are best characterized as affluent suburbs within the metropolitan area of southwestern Scania. Skanör-Falsterbo was an important medieval town.
References
- ↑ "Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014" (Microsoft Excel) (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
- ↑ "Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 31 mars 2015" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. May 11, 2015. Retrieved May 11, 2015.
External links
- Vellinge - Official site
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Coordinates: 55°28′N 13°01′E / 55.467°N 13.017°E