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Ystad Municipality

Ystads kommun
Ystad Art Museum
Ystad Art Museum
Coat of arms of Ystad Municipality
Coat of arms
Ystad Municipality in Scania County.png
Country Sweden
County Scania County
Seat Ystad
Area
 • Total 1,215.54 km2 (469.32 sq mi)
 • Land 352.44 km2 (136.08 sq mi)
 • Water 863.1 km2 (333.2 sq mi)
  Area as of January 1, 2010.
Population
 (June 30, 2012)
 • Total 28,322
 • Density 23.2999/km2 (60.3465/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code SE
Province Scania
Municipal code 1286

Ystad Municipality (called Ystads kommun in Swedish) is a special area in southern Sweden. It's located in Scania County. The main town and administrative center of this municipality is Ystad. This municipality was formed in 1971 when the old City of Ystad joined with four nearby areas.

Towns and Villages in Ystad

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Ales stone, an ancient stone ship setting near Ystad.

Ystad Municipality has several towns and villages, which are called 'localities'. As of 2018, there were ten of these places.

Locality Population
Ystad 19,498
Köpingebro 1,252
Nybrostrand 1,119
Svarte 920
Löderup 642
Glemmingebro 425
Sövestad 367
Stora Herrestad 331
Hedeskoga 262
Rynge och Vallösa 217

People and Population

This section shares information about the people living in Ystad Municipality. In 2022, there were 31,531 residents in total. This number includes people of all ages and from all countries.

When it came to voting in the 2022 Swedish general election, 25,215 people were Swedish citizens old enough to vote. About 39.4% of these voters chose parties in the "left coalition," while 59.5% voted for parties in the "right coalition."

International Friends

Ystad has special friendships with other towns around the world. These are called "twin towns" or "sister cities." It means they work together and learn from each other.

Twin Towns

Ystad is twinned with these places:

See also

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