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Åstorp Municipality
Åstorps kommun
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| Country | Sweden | |
| National Area | South Sweden | |
| County | Scania County | |
| Seat | Åstorp | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 93.18 km2 (35.98 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 92.96 km2 (35.89 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 0.22 km2 (0.08 sq mi) | |
| Area as of January 1, 2010. | ||
| Population
(June 30, 2012)
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| • Total | 14,674 | |
| • Density | 157.480/km2 (407.87/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | |
| ISO 3166 code | SE | |
| Province | Scania | |
| Municipal code | 1277 | |
| 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 |
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| 1 | Åstorp | 8,514 |
| 2 | Hyllinge | 2,002 |
| 3 | Kvidinge | 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.
In total there were 16,295 residents, including 11,089 Swedish citizens of voting age. 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 | Residents | Citizen adults |
Left vote | Right vote | Employed | Swedish parents |
Foreign heritage |
Income SEK |
Degree |
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| Hyllinge | 2,648 | 1,789 | 33.3 | 65.7 | 78 | 64 | 36 | 26,355 | 28 |
| Kvidinge | 1,062 | 783 | 28.2 | 71.0 | 80 | 81 | 19 | 25,115 | 22 |
| Kvidinge C | 1,711 | 1,210 | 30.3 | 68.9 | 77 | 75 | 25 | 23,553 | 26 |
| Nyvång | 798 | 526 | 43.2 | 55.8 | 75 | 55 | 45 | 22,941 | 26 |
| Åstorp Bjärshög | 1,601 | 948 | 50.6 | 46.4 | 58 | 31 | 69 | 16,533 | 24 |
| Åstorp Björnekulla | 1,108 | 767 | 34.1 | 64.1 | 81 | 72 | 28 | 27,107 | 29 |
| Åstorp C | 2,120 | 1,431 | 38.9 | 59.8 | 69 | 59 | 41 | 19,132 | 21 |
| Åstorp Dala | 1,579 | 1,042 | 42.2 | 56.6 | 74 | 59 | 41 | 22,691 | 23 |
| Åstorp N | 1,594 | 1,109 | 40.8 | 58.0 | 76 | 59 | 41 | 23,406 | 23 |
| Åstorp Ö | 2,074 | 1,484 | 32.4 | 66.5 | 87 | 83 | 17 | 28,946 | 38 |
| Source: SVT | |||||||||
See also
In Spanish: Municipio de Åstorp para niños
