Örkelljunga Municipality facts for kids

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Municipality
Coat of arms
Country	Sweden
County	Skåne County
Seat	Örkelljunga
Area
• Total	331.463484 km2 (127.978767 sq mi)
• Land	321.483484 km2 (124.125467 sq mi)
• Water	9.98 km2 (3.85 sq mi)
	Area as of January 1, 2010.
Population  (June 30, 2012)
• Total	9,655
• Density	29.1284/km2 (75.442/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	SE
Province	Scania
Municipal code	1257
Website	www.orkelljunga.se

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

The present municipality was formed in 1971 through the amalgamation of "old" Örkelljunga with Skånes-Fagerhult.

In sports, there is one team of national recognition and the pride of the town: Örkelljunga Volleybollklubb. Usually both the male and female teams are top contestant in the highest national league; having won it on several occasions. Within the municipal borders is also a renowned golf course.

Geography

Geographically, Örkelljunga Municipality is situated in north-western Scania on the border to the provinces Halland and Småland. These parts of Scania are notable for a varied terrain of leaf woods, farming areas and small lakes.

The closest large city is Helsingborg on the west coast, less than half an hour car drive away.

Localities

There are 4 urban areas (also called a Tätort or locality) in Örkelljunga 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.

Demographics

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

In total there were 10,482 residents, including 7,651 Swedish citizens of voting age. 30.7% voted for the left coalition and 67.2% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.