Åstorp Municipality Explained

Åstorp Municipality
Native Name:Åstorps kommun
Native Name Lang:sv
Settlement Type:Municipality
Coordinates:56.1333°N 69°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Sweden
Subdivision Type1:National Area
Subdivision Name1:South Sweden
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Scania County
Seat Type:Seat
Seat:Åstorp
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Note:Area as of .
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+1
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+2
Blank Name Sec1:Province
Blank Info Sec1:Scania
Blank1 Name Sec1:Municipal code
Blank1 Info Sec1:1277
Iso Code:SE
Website:www.astorp.se

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.

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 2,002
3 1,796

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.[1]

In total there were 16,295 residents, including 11,089 Swedish citizens of voting age.[1] 36.8% voted for the left coalition and 61.9% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.

Location
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Hyllinge2,6481,78933.365.778643626,35528
Kvidinge1,06278328.271.080811925,11522
Kvidinge C1,7111,21030.368.977752523,55326
Nyvång79852643.255.875554522,94126
Åstorp Bjärshög1,60194850.646.458316916,53324
Åstorp Björnekulla1,10876734.164.181722827,10729
Åstorp C2,1201,43138.959.869594119,13221
Åstorp Dala1,5791,04242.256.674594122,69123
Åstorp N1,5941,10940.858.076594123,40623
Åstorp Ö2,0741,48432.466.587831728,94638
Source: SVT

References

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Valresultat 2022 för Åstorp i riksdagsvalet. SVT. sv. 11 September 2022. 29 January 2024.