Skurup Municipality

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Skurup Municipality
Skurups kommun
Skurup Railway Station
Skurup Railway Station
Coat of arms of Skurup Municipality
Coordinates: 55°29′N 13°30′E / 55.483°N 13.500°E / 55.483; 13.500
CountrySweden
CountySkåne County
SeatSkurup
Area
 • Total
510.96 km2 (197.28 sq mi)
 • Land193.58 km2 (74.74 sq mi)
 • Water317.38 km2 (122.54 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 (31 December 2023)[2]
 • Total
16,861
 • Density33/km2 (85/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceScania
Municipal code1264
Websitewww.skurup.se

Skurup Municipality (Skurups kommun) is a municipality in Skåne County in southern Sweden. Its seat is located in the town Skurup. It is considered part of Greater Malmö by Statistics Sweden.

The present municipality was formed in 1971 when the market town (köping) of Skurup was merged with Rydsgård and Vemmenhög.

Localities

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

# Locality Population
1 Skurup 6,978
2 Rydsgård 1,301
3 Skivarp 1,252
4 Abbekås 708

Demographics

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This is a demographic table based on Skurup 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 16,403 residents, including 12,295 Swedish citizens of voting age.[3] 35.3% voted for the left coalition and 63.4% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.

Places of interest

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Twin cities

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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 Skurup i riksdagsvalet" (in Swedish). SVT. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
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