Osby Municipality

Osby Municipality Osby kommun
—  Municipality  —
Coat of arms
Country	Sweden
County	Skåne County
Seat	Osby
Area[1]
- Total	601.9388 km2 (232.4 sq mi)
- Land	578.4788 km2 (223.4 sq mi)
- Water	23.46 km2 (9.1 sq mi)
	Area as of January 1, 2010.
Population (June 30, 2010)[2]
- Total	12,655
- Density	21/km2 (54.5/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code
ISO 3166 code	SE
Province	Scania
Municipal code	1273
Website	www.osby.se

Osby Municipality (Osby kommun) is a municipality in Skåne County in Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Osby.

The amalgamation during the 1970s' local government reform took place in the area on January 1, 1974, when the former market town Osby (itself instituted as such in 1937) was merged with three adjacent rural municipalities.

Localities

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 December 31, 2005. The municipal seat is in bold characters.

#	Locality	Population
1	Osby	6,947
2	Lönsboda	1,899
3	Killeberg	575

International relations

The municipality is twinned with: ^[3]

• Gribskov Municipality (formerly Græsted-Gilleleje), Denmark

References

• Statistics Sweden

1. ^ "Statistiska centralbyrån den 1 januari 2010" (in Swedish) (Microsoft Excel). Statistics Sweden. http://www.scb.se/Statistik/MI/MI0802/2010A01/mi0802tab3_2010.xls. Retrieved 2010-08-21. 
2. ^ "SCB, Befolkningsstatistik 30 juni 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. http://www.scb.se/Pages/TableAndChart____244147.aspx. Retrieved 2010-08-19. 
3. ^ http://www.osby.se/web/Vanorter.aspx

External links

• Osby - Official site
• Osby.info - local portal
• Osby - www.osby.nu
• Osby parish

Coordinates: 56°22′N 13°59′E / 56.367°N 13.983°E / 56.367; 13.983