Sjöbo Municipality
Sjöbo Municipality
Sjöbo kommun | |
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Municipal Hall | |
| Coordinates: 55°42′N 13°12′E / 55.700°N 13.200°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 2024) | |
• Total | 19,337 |
| • 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 |
Sjöbo Municipality (Swedish: Sjöbo kommun) is a municipality in Skåne County in southern Sweden. Its seat is located in the town Sjöbo.
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.