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 / 55.483°N 13.500°E / 55.483; 13.500
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

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.

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

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.[3]

Residents include everyone registered as living in the district, regardless of age or citizenship status. Valid voters indicate Swedish citizens above the age of 18 who therefore can vote in general elections. Left vote and right vote indicate the result between the two major blocs in said district in the 2022 general election. Employment indicates the share of people between the ages of 20 and 64 who are working taxpayers. Foreign background is defined as residents either born abroad or with two parents born outside of Sweden. Median income is the received monthly income through either employment, capital gains or social grants for the median adult above 20, also including pensioners in Swedish kronor. The section about college graduates indicates any degree accumulated after high school.

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.

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.
  3. 1 2 3 "Valresultat 2022 för Skurup i riksdagsvalet" (in Swedish). SVT. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
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