Simrishamn Municipality

Simrishamn Municipality
Simrishamns kommun
Simrishamn Library
Simrishamn Library
Coat of arms of Simrishamn Municipality
Coordinates: 55°33′N 14°21′E / 55.550°N 14.350°E / 55.550; 14.350
CountrySweden
CountySkåne County
SeatSimrishamn
Area
 • Total1,261.15 km2 (486.93 sq mi)
 • Land391.36 km2 (151.10 sq mi)
 • Water869.79 km2 (335.83 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 (31 December 2023)[2]
 • Total18,962
 • Density15/km2 (39/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceScania
Municipal code1291
Websitewww.simrishamn.se

Simrishamn Municipality (Swedish: Simrishamns kommun) is a municipality in Skåne County in southern Sweden. Its seat is located in the city Simrishamn.

The creation of the present municipality took place during the last of the two nationwide municipal reforms carried out in Sweden during the second half of the 20th century. In 1969 a number of surrounding rural municipalities were merged with the City of Simrishamn. The enlarged city became a municipality of unitary type in 1971 and in 1974 more territory was added. The number of original entities (pre-1952) is twenty.

  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.