Örkelljunga Municipality () is a

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in southern

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. Its seat is located in the town

Örkelljunga Örkelljunga is a locality and the seat of Örkelljunga Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders ...

. The present municipality was formed in 1971 through the

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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

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Geography

Geographically, Örkelljunga Municipality is situated in north-western

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on the border to the provinces

Halland Halland () is one of the traditional provinces of Sweden (''landskap''), on the western coast of Götaland, southern Sweden. It borders Västergötland, Småland, Skåne, Scania and the sea of Kattegat. Until 1645 and the Second Treaty of Br ...

and

Småland Småland () is a historical Provinces of Sweden, province () in southern Sweden. Småland borders Blekinge, Scania, Halland, Västergötland, Östergötland and the island Öland in the Baltic Sea. The name ''Småland'' literally means "small la ...

. These parts of Scania are notable for a varied terrain of leaf woods, farming areas and small lakes. The closest large city is

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on the west coast, less than half an hour car drive away.

Localities

There are 4

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s (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

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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.

References

Statistics Sweden

External links

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Örkelljunga
- Official site {{DEFAULTSORT:Orkelljunga Municipality Municipalities of Skåne County