Skurup Municipality

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.

Skurup Municipality
Skurups kommun
Municipality
Skurup Railway Station
Skurup Railway Station
Coat of arms of Skurup Municipality
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 55°29′N 13°30′E
CountrySweden
CountySkåne County
SeatSkurup
Area
[1]
 • Total510.96 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 2021)[2]
 • Total16,419
 • Density32/km2 (83/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceScania
Municipal code1264
Websitewww.skurup.se

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

Localities

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.

#LocalityPopulation
1Skurup6,978
2Rydsgård1,301
3Skivarp1,252
4Abbekås708

Places of interest

Twin cities

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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