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
Coat of arms of Åstorp Municipality
Coordinates: 56°08′N 12°57′E / 56.133°N 12.950°E / 56.133; 12.950
CountrySweden
National AreaSouth Sweden
CountyScania County
SeatÅstorp
Area
 • 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

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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.

Demographics

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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

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  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. ^ a b c "Valresultat 2022 för Åstorp i riksdagsvalet" (in Swedish). SVT. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
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