Skurup Municipality

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Skurup Municipality
Skurups kommun
Municipality

Coat of arms
Country Sweden
County Skåne County
Seat Skurup
Area[1]
  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)[2]
  Total 14,868
  Density 30/km2 (78/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
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
1 Skurup 6,978
2 Rydsgård 1,301
3 Skivarp 1,252
4 Abbekås 708

Places of interest

Twin cities

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Coordinates: 55°29′N 13°30′E / 55.483°N 13.500°E / 55.483; 13.500

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