Skurup Municipality

Skurup Municipality
Skurups kommun
Skurup Railway Station
Skurup Railway Station
Coat of arms of Skurup Municipality
Coordinates: 55°29′N 13°30′E / 55.483°N 13.500°E / 55.483; 13.500
CountrySweden
CountySkåne County
SeatSkurup
Area
 • 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 2023)[2]
 • Total16,861
 • Density33/km2 (85/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.

  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.