Vellinge Municipality
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Vellinge Municipality (Vellinge kommun) is a municipality in Skåne Coonty in soothren Swaden. Its seat is locatit in Vellinge.
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Vellinge Municipality Vellinge kommun | |
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Country | Sweden |
County | Skåne County |
Seat | Vellinge |
Area | |
• Total | 705.46 km2 (272.38 sq mi) |
• Laund | 142.61 km2 (55.06 sq mi) |
• Water | 562.85 km2 (217.32 sq mi) |
Area as of Januar 1, 2014. | |
Population (31 December 2021)[2] | |
• Total | 37,452 |
• Density | 53/km2 (140/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | SE |
Province | Scania |
Municipal code | 1233 |
Website | www.vellinge.se |
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The present municipality is a result o the latest local govrenment reform in Swaden. In 1974 the municipalities o Räng, Vellinge an Månstorp (aw three creatit throu amalgamation o even smawer units in 1952) amalgamatit wi the umwhile Toun o Skanör med Falsterbo tae form a new Vellinge Municipality.
The municipality is considered tae be ane o the maist economically well-aff in Swaden, poleetically govrened bi a stable majority o the leeberal conservative Moderate Pairty. Due tae its law taxes, Vellinge Municipality is mainly populatit bi middle-cless faimilies, mony commutin tae Malmö (pop. 250,000).