Simrishamn Municipality
Simrishamn Municipality is a municipality in Skåne County in southern Sweden. Its seat is located in the city Simrishamn.
The creation of the present municipality took place during the last of the two nationwide municipal reforms carried out in Sweden during the second half of the 20th century. In 1969 a number of surrounding rural municipalities were merged with the City of Simrishamn. The enlarged city became a municipality of unitary type in 1971 and in 1974 more territory was added. The number of original entities is twenty.
Geography
The landscape south and west of Simrishamn is mainly open and very flat farmland, in most places you can see for several miles in all directions. To the north of Simrishamn the landscape is broken up by small forests and gently sloping hills. The coastline directly south and north of Simrishamn is stony to a great degree, but turns into broad beaches with white sand further away.The scenic Stenshuvud National Park is located by the shore, within the municipal borders, and is one of the geographically more fascinating places in Scania. Simrishamn is located in the Österlen area.
Politics
The 2018 municipal election resulted in the following composition of the council:Localities
There are 13 urban areas in Simrishamn Municipality. In the table they are listed according to the size of the population as of December 31, 2005. The municipal seat is in bold characters.| # | Locality | Population |
| 1 | Simrishamn | 6546 |
| 2 | Kivik | 1013 |
| 3 | Skillinge | 1005 |
| 4 | Gärsnäs | 955 |
| 5 | Borrby | 947 |
| 6 | Hammenhög | 908 |
| 7 | Sankt Olof | 640 |
| 8 | Brantevik | 451 |
| 9 | Östra Tommarp | 279 |
| 10 | Vik | 264 |
| 11 | Vitaby | 255 |
| 12 | Baskemölla | 238 |
| 13 | Simris | 235 |
Minor localities
There are 14 minor localities in Simrishamn Municipality. In the table they are listed according to the size of the population as of December 31, 2005.| # | Minor locality | Population |
| 14 | Östra Vemmerlöv | 194 |
| 15 | Gröstorp | 190 |
| 16 | Järrestad | 170 |
| 17 | Gladsax | 128 |
| 18 | Ravlunda | 111 |
| 19 | Sandby | 105 |
| 20 | Vitemölla | 100 |
| 21 | Södra Mellby | 92 |
| 22 | Örnahusen | 87 |
| 23 | Gyllebo | 69 |
| 24 | Vallby | 67 |
| 25 | Skräddaröd | 58 |
| 26 | Östra Hoby | 55 |
| 27 | Raskarum + Ljunglyckorna* | 54 |