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• Municipalities 33 • Inhabitants 1,1 87,736 Year 2006 • Area 11,000 square kilometres

Facts about the county of Skåne. • Municipalities 33 • Inhabitants 1,1 87,736 Year 2006 • Area 11,000 square kilometres • Population density 106 inhabitants per square kilometre Compared with 22 per square kilometre in Sweden as a whole. Skåne and Denmark.

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• Municipalities 33 • Inhabitants 1,1 87,736 Year 2006 • Area 11,000 square kilometres

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  1. Facts about the county of Skåne • Municipalities 33 • Inhabitants 1,187,736 Year 2006 • Area 11,000 square kilometres • Population density 106 inhabitants per square kilometre Compared with 22 per square kilometre in Sweden as a whole

  2. Skåne and Denmark • Seven thousand years ago, Skåne and Denmark formed a single piece of land. The ice covering the Nordic region melted, creating the straits of Öresund. • A series of wars between Sweden and Denmark were fought in Skåne. • Skåne has been a part of Sweden since 1658. • Skåne was made a single county in 1997.

  3. Region Skåne • Region Skåne was formed on 1 January 1999. • Region Skåne is a regional organisation with responsibility for the health, medical and dental care of its inhabitants. Region Skåne is also increasingly responsible for issues affecting Skåne in the future. • The Regional Council is the highest decision- making body where important regional issues are discussed by an assembled, joint organisation.

  4. The Regional Council … is the highest decision-making body in Region Skåne with overall responsibility for all strategic issues. Mandate distribution of 149 members The 2006 election

  5. Region Skåne

  6. Region Skåne … works with tasks within the following fields: • Planning, infrastructure and environment • Public transportation • Development of commerce and industry • Culture • Tourism (through the Skåne Tourist Council) • Health and medical care • Dental care

  7. Regional development On 1 January 1999, responsibility for the regional development of Skåne was transferred from central government to elected regional representatives for a trial period which will continue until 2010. • The mandate Responsibility for regional development Regional representatives • The tools Regional transportation infrastructure – RTI Regional development resources Grants awarded to cultural institutions

  8. Health, medical and dental care • Ten hospitals of which one is working to contract • Skåne Primary health care • About 110 district health centres • Public Dental Services, Skåne • About 130 clinics • Agreements with private nursing staff in dental care, as well as health and medical care

  9. Region Skåne in numbers

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