Åstorp Municipality

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

Åstorp Municipality
Åstorps kommun
Municipality
Coat of arms of Åstorp Municipality
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 56°08′N 12°57′E
CountrySweden
National AreaSouth Sweden
CountyScania County
SeatÅstorp
Area
[1]
 • Total92.47 km2 (35.70 sq mi)
 • Land92.22 km2 (35.61 sq mi)
 • Water0.25 km2 (0.10 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 (31 December 2023)[2]
 • Total16,458
 • Density180/km2 (460/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceScania
Municipal code1277
Websitewww.astorp.se

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.

#LocalityPopulation
1Åstorp8,514
2Hyllinge2,002
3Kvidinge1,796

A small part of Åstorp is situated in Ängelholm Municipality.

Demographics

This is a demographic table based on Åstorp Municipality's electoral districts in the 2022 Swedish general election sourced from SVT's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official statistics.[3]

In total there were 16,295 residents, including 11,089 Swedish citizens of voting age.[3] 36.8% voted for the left coalition and 61.9% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.

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 och befolkningsförändringar - Kvartal 4, 2023" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 22, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  3. "Valresultat 2022 för Åstorp i riksdagsvalet" (in Swedish). SVT. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2024.


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