Skurup Municipality(Skurups kommun) is amunicipalityinSkåne Countyin southernSweden.Its seat is located in the townSkurup.It is considered part ofGreater MalmöbyStatistics Sweden.
Skurup Municipality
Skurups kommun | |
|---|---|
 Skurup Railway Station | |
 Coat of arms | |
 | |
| Coordinates:55°29′N13°30′E/ 55.483°N 13.500°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| County | Skåne County |
| Seat | Skurup |
| Area | |
• Total | 510.96 km2(197.28 sq mi) |
| • Land | 193.58 km2(74.74 sq mi) |
| • Water | 317.38 km2(122.54 sq mi) |
| Area as of 1 January 2014. | |
| Population (31 December 2023)[2] | |
• Total | 16,861 |
| • Density | 33/km2(85/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1(CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2(CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | SE |
| Province | Scania |
| Municipal code | 1264 |
| Website | skurup.se |
The present municipality was formed in 1971 when the market town (köping) ofSkurupwas merged withRydsgårdandVemmenhög.
Localities
editThere are 4urban 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
editThis is a demographic table based on Skurup Municipality's electoral districts in the2022 Swedish general electionsourced fromSVT's election platform, in turn taken fromSCBofficial 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.
| Location | Residents | Citizen adults |
Left vote | Right vote | Employed | Swedish parents |
Foreign heritage |
Income SEK |
Degree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | ||||||||
| Rydsgård | 1,895 | 1,436 | 34.7 | 64.2 | 80 | 85 | 15 | 25,579 | 30 |
| Skivarp N | 2,073 | 1,476 | 34.6 | 64.3 | 81 | 82 | 18 | 25,951 | 32 |
| Skivarp S | 1,643 | 1,312 | 32.0 | 66.3 | 78 | 86 | 14 | 26,995 | 46 |
| Skurup NO | 2,037 | 1,537 | 36.1 | 62.0 | 76 | 78 | 22 | 24,151 | 25 |
| Skurup NV | 2,415 | 1,774 | 38.6 | 60.3 | 81 | 79 | 21 | 25,191 | 31 |
| Skurup SO | 2,531 | 1,923 | 33.4 | 65.4 | 76 | 84 | 16 | 22,265 | 32 |
| Skurup SV | 2,091 | 1,510 | 35.6 | 63.9 | 84 | 82 | 18 | 27,297 | 36 |
| Slimminge | 1,718 | 1,327 | 35.0 | 63.7 | 84 | 86 | 14 | 28,656 | 40 |
| Source:SVT[3] | |||||||||
Places of interest
editTwin cities
editReferences
edit- ^"Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014"(in Swedish).Statistics Sweden.2014-01-01. Archived fromthe original(Microsoft Excel)on 2016-09-27.Retrieved2014-04-18.
- ^"Folkmängd och befolkningsförändringar - Kvartal 4, 2023"(in Swedish).Statistics Sweden.February 22, 2024.RetrievedFebruary 22,2024.
- ^abc"Valresultat 2022 för Skurup i riksdagsvalet"(in Swedish).SVT.11 September 2022.Retrieved10 January2024.
External links
edit
- Skurup- Official site
- Coat of arms
