Bjuv Municipality

Bjuv Municipality
Bjuvs kommun
Coat of arms of Bjuv Municipality
Coordinates: 56°05′N 12°55′E / 56.083°N 12.917°E / 56.083; 12.917
CountrySweden
National AreaSouth Sweden
CountySkåne County
SeatBjuv
Area
 • Total115.75 km2 (44.69 sq mi)
 • Land115.28 km2 (44.51 sq mi)
 • Water0.47 km2 (0.18 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 (31 December 2023)[2]
 • Total15,968
 • Density140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceScania
Municipal code1260
Websitewww.bjuv.se

Bjuv Municipality (Swedish: Bjuvs kommun) is a municipality in Skåne County in South Sweden in southern Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Bjuv.

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.

  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 och befolkningsförändringar - Kvartal 4, 2023" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 22, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.