Osby Municipality (Osby kommun) is a municipality in Scania County in Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Osby.
Osby Municipality
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Municipality | |
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Coat of arms | |
| Coordinates: | |
| Country | Sweden |
| County | Scania County |
| Seat | Osby |
| Area | |
| • Total | 599.84 km2 (231.60 sq mi) |
| • Land | 576.24 km2 (222.49 sq mi) |
| • Water | 23.6 km2 (9.1 sq mi) |
| Area as of 1 January 2014. | |
| Population (31 December 2021)[2] | |
| • Total | 13,269 |
| • Density | 22/km2 (57/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | SE |
| Province | Scania |
| Municipal code | 1273 |
| Website | www.osby.se |
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.
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.
| # | Locality | Population |
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| 1 | Osby | 6,947 |
| 2 | Lönsboda | 1,899 |
| 3 | Killeberg | 575 |
| Year | Turnout | Votes | V | S | MP | C | L | KD | M | SD |
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| 2014[3] | 85.5 | 8,244 | 3.4 | 35.2 | 4.3 | 5.9 | 2.7 | 4.9 | 16.1 | 25.4 |
| 2018[4] | 87.0 | 8,385 | 3.9 | 28.2 | 2.2 | 7.3 | 2.4 | 7.3 | 16.1 | 31.2 |
The municipality is twinned with:[5]
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