Åstorp Municipality

Åstorp Municipality (Åstorps kommun) is a municipality in Scania County in South Sweden in southern Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Åstorp.

Åstorp Municipality
Åstorps kommun
Coat of arms of Åstorp Municipality
Coordinates: 56°08′N 12°57′E
CountrySweden
National AreaSouth Sweden
CountyScania County
SeatÅstorp
Area
  Total92.47 km2 (35.70 sq mi)
  Land92.22 km2 (35.61 sq mi)
  Water0.25 km2 (0.10 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 (31 December 2021)[2]
  Total16,308
  Density180/km2 (460/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceScania
Municipal code1277
Websitewww.astorp.se

In 1974 "old" Åstorp (a market town (köping) since 1946) was amalgamated with Kvidinge to form the present municipality.

Localities

There are 3 urban areas (also called a Tätort or locality) in Åstorp Municipality.

In the table they are listed according to the size of the population as of December 31, 2005.

#LocalityPopulation
1Åstorp8,514
2Hyllinge2,002
3Kvidinge1,796

A small part of Åstorp is situated in Ängelholm Municipality.

References

  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 i riket, län och kommuner 31 december 2021" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 22, 2022. Retrieved February 22, 2022.


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