Söderköping

Söderköping
Söderköping
Söderköping
Coordinates: 58°29′N 16°19′E / 58.483°N 16.317°E / 58.483; 16.317
CountrySweden
ProvinceÖstergötland
CountyÖstergötland County
MunicipalitySöderköping Municipality
Area
  Total
4.02 km2 (1.55 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2010)
  Total
6,992
  Density1,738/km2 (4,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Söderköping is a locality and the seat of Söderköping Municipality, Östergötland County, Sweden with 6,992 inhabitants in 2010. Söderköping is, despite its small population, for historical reasons normally still referred to as a town. Statistics Sweden, however, only counts localities with more than 10,000 inhabitants as towns. Söderköping is about 15 km southeast of the city of Norrköping.