Sjöbo Municipality
Municipality in Skåne County, Sweden / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sjöbo Municipality (Sjöbo kommun) is a municipality in Skåne County in southern Sweden. Its seat is located in the town Sjöbo.
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Sjöbo Municipality
Sjöbo kommun | |
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Coordinates: 55°42′N 13°12′E | |
Country | Sweden |
County | Skåne County |
Seat | Sjöbo |
Area | |
• Total | 506.63 km2 (195.61 sq mi) |
• Land | 492.17 km2 (190.03 sq mi) |
• Water | 14.46 km2 (5.58 sq mi) |
Area as of 1 January 2014. | |
Population (31 December 2023)[2] | |
• Total | 19,437 |
• Density | 38/km2 (99/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | SE |
Province | Scania |
Municipal code | 1265 |
Website | www.sjobo.se |
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The present municipality was created in 1974 when the former market town (köping) Sjöbo was amalgamated with the surrounding rural municipalities. There are fifteen original entities within today's municipality.