Skurup Municipality facts for kids
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Skurup Municipality
Skurups kommun
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Skurup Railway Station
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| Country | Sweden | |
| County | Skåne County | |
| Seat | Skurup | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 496.63 km2 (191.75 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 195.17 km2 (75.36 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 301.46 km2 (116.39 sq mi) | |
| Area as of January 1, 2010. | ||
| Population
(June 30, 2012)
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| • Total | 14,868 | |
| • Density | 29.9378/km2 (77.538/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | |
| ISO 3166 code | SE | |
| Province | Scania | |
| Municipal code | 1264 | |
| Website | www.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
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 |
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| 1 | Skurup | 6,978 |
| 2 | Rydsgård | 1,301 |
| 3 | Skivarp | 1,252 |
| 4 | Abbekås | 708 |
Demographics
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.
In total there were 16,403 residents, including 12,295 Swedish citizens of voting age. 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 |
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| 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 | |||||||||
Places of interest
- Svaneholm Castle
Twin cities
See also
In Spanish: Municipio de Skurup para niños
