Svedala Municipality (Svedala kommun) is a municipality in Skåne County in southern Sweden, just southeast of Malmö. Its seat is located in the town of Svedala.

Svedala Municipality
Svedala kommun
Municipal Hall
Municipal Hall
Coat of arms of Svedala Municipality
Coordinates: 55°30′N 13°14′E / 55.500°N 13.233°E / 55.500; 13.233
CountrySweden
CountySkåne County
SeatSvedala
Area
 • Total
227.12 km2 (87.69 sq mi)
 • Land218.05 km2 (84.19 sq mi)
 • Water9.07 km2 (3.50 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 (31 December 2023)[2]
 • Total
19,822
 • Density87/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceScania
Municipal code1263
Websitewww.svedala.se

The present municipality is the result of a series of amalgamations, carried out in 1952, 1967, 1974 and 1977. Svedala was last municipality to be completed during the local government reform of the 1970s. There had been considerations of adding the whole or parts of the territory to Malmö Municipality.

There exists a city partnership between Svedala Municipality and Bergen auf Rügen, Germany.

Localities

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There are 5 urban areas (also called a Tätort or locality) in Svedala Municipality.

In the table the urban areas are listed according to the size of the population as of 2010. The municipal seat is in bold characters.

# Locality Population
1 Svedala 10 555
2 Bara 3,436
3 Klågerup 1,894
4 Sjödiken 438
5 Holmeja 239

Demographics

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This is a demographic table based on Svedala Municipality's electoral districts in the 2022 Swedish general election sourced from SVT's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official statistics.[3]

In total there were 23,210 residents, including 16,609 Swedish citizens of voting age.[3] 35.4% voted for the left coalition and 63.6% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.

Elections

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Below are the results listed from since the 1973 municipal reform. Between 1988 and 1998 the Sweden Democrats' results were not published by the SCB due to the party's small size nationwide. "Turnout" denotes the percentage of the electorate casting a ballot, but "Votes" only applies to valid ballots cast.

Year Turnout Votes V S MP C L KD M SD ND
1973[4] 94.0 4,646 1.3 53.9 0.0 27.7 5.5 1.5 10.3 0.0 0.0
1976[5] 95.3 8,641 1.2 47.7 0.0 24.6 10.5 0.9 14.9 0.0 0.0
1979[6] 94.1 9,502 1.7 47.1 0.0 16.2 11.3 0.4 23.1 0.0 0.0
1982[7] 94.7 9,977 1.8 49.9 0.8 14.3 5.7 1.0 26.4 0.0 0.0
1985[8] 92.9 10,509 1.5 46.4 0.9 10.7 14.4 0.0 25.5 0.0 0.0
1988[9] 90.0 10,421 1.8 47.9 4.8 9.7 10.1 1.5 21.7 0.0 0.0
1991[10] 90.0 10,766 1.8 39.9 2.5 6.6 7.2 5.8 26.6 0.0 6.6
1994[11] 90.0 11,355 2.9 51.0 3.1 5.7 5.3 2.8 25.6 0.0 1.8
1998[12] 84.3 10,753 6.4 46.5 3.0 2.7 3.8 9.6 24.7 0.0 0.0
2002[13] 83.6 10,943 3.8 44.5 2.5 3.9 13.4 6.8 16.6 6.3 0.0
2006[14] 85.5 11,650 2.2 36.4 2.7 4.6 8.2 3.9 30.4 9.3 0.0
2010[15] 87.3 12,447 2.2 24.2 4.6 4.0 7.3 3.2 39.5 13.3 0.0
2014[16] 88.9 12,922 2.1 26.6 5.1 4.4 5.4 2.9 26.9 24.1 0.0

Blocs

This lists the relative strength of the socialist and centre-right blocs since 1973, but parties not elected to the Riksdag are inserted as "other", including the Sweden Democrats results from 1988 to 2006, but also the Christian Democrats pre-1991 and the Greens in 1982, 1985 and 1991. The sources are identical to the table above. The coalition or government mandate marked in bold formed the government after the election. New Democracy got elected in 1991 but are still listed as "other" due to the short lifespan of the party. "Elected" is the total number of percentage points from the municipality that went to parties who were elected to the Riksdag.

Year Turnout Votes Left Right SD Other Elected
1973 94.0 4,646 55.2 43.5 0.0 1.3 98.7
1976 95.3 8,641 48.9 50.0 0.0 1.1 98.9
1979 94.1 9,502 48.8 50.6 0.0 0.6 99.4
1982 94.7 9,977 51.7 46.4 0.0 1.9 98.1
1985 92.9 10,509 47.9 50.6 0.0 1.5 98.5
1988 90.0 10,421 54.5 41.5 0.0 4.0 96.0
1991 90.0 10,766 41.7 46.2 0.0 12.1 94.5
1994 90.0 11,355 57.0 39.4 0.0 3.6 96.4
1998 84.3 10,753 55.9 40.8 0.0 3.3 96.7
2002 83.6 10,943 50.8 40.7 0.0 8.5 91.5
2006 85.5 11,650 41.3 47.1 0.0 11.6 88.4
2010 87.3 12,447 31.0 54.0 13.3 1.7 98.3
2014 88.9 12,922 33.8 39.6 24.4 2.2 97.8
2018 90.9 13,882 28.0 39.3 31.5 1.3 98.7

Culture

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The event SommarRock (Summer Rock) is held every year in Svedala the second week in July. In 2011 the event attracted 12.200 visitors. Popular bands are The Ark, Mustasch, September and Wilmer X. 2012 marks its 25th anniversary, since its start in 1987.[17]

In Bara there is a PGA Golf Course that opened 2009. It is ranked as the 17th best PGA Golf Course in Europe.[18]

In Svedala there is also a local newspaper called Lokaltidningen Svedala.[19]

References

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  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.
  3. ^ a b c "Valresultat 2022 för Svedala i riksdagsvalet" (in Swedish). SVT. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1973 (page 164)" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  5. ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1976 (page 159)" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  6. ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1979 (page 183)" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  7. ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1982 (page 184)" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  8. ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1985 (page 185" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  9. ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1988 (page 166)" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  10. ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1991 (page 26)" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  11. ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1994 (page 40)" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  12. ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1998 (page 36)" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  13. ^ "Valresultat Riksdag Svedala kommun 2002" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  14. ^ "Valresultat Riksdag Svedala kommun 2006" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  15. ^ "Valresultat Riksdag Svedala kommun 2010" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  16. ^ "Valresultat Riksdag Svedala kommun 2014" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  17. ^ SommarRock's official website
  18. ^ Golf Course in Bara
  19. ^ The local newspaper in Svedala
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