Åstorp Municipality

Åstorp Municipality
Åstorps kommun
Municipality

Coat of arms
Country Sweden
County Skåne County
Seat Åstorp
Area[1]
  Total 92.47 km2 (35.70 sq mi)
  Land 92.22 km2 (35.61 sq mi)
  Water 0.25 km2 (0.10 sq mi)
  Area as of January 1, 2014.
Population (December 31, 2014)[2]
  Total 15,061
  Density 160/km2 (420/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
ISO 3166 code SE
Province Scania
Municipal code 1277
Website www.astorp.se

Åstorp Municipality (Åstorps kommun) is a municipality in Skåne County in southern Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Åstorp.

In 1974 "old" Åstorp (a market town (köping) since 1946) was amalgamated with Kvidinge to form the present municipality.

Localities

There are 3 urban areas (also called a Tätort or locality) in Åstorp Municipality.

In the table they are listed according to the size of the population as of December 31, 2005.

# Locality Population
1 Åstorp 8,514
2 Hyllinge 2,002
3 Kvidinge 1,796

A small part of Åstorp is situated in Ängelholm Municipality.

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Coordinates: 56°08′N 12°57′E / 56.133°N 12.950°E