Åkarp () is a locality situated in Burlöv Municipality,

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with 5,617 inhabitants in 2010. It is situated approximately 8 km northeast of

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and 13 km southwest of

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. It has a

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where the Skåne commuter rail network stops. In 1120 the village was known as Acathorp, from the two words ''Aki'' (an Old Danish man's name) and ''torp''. Around the 15th century the name changed to Ågarp, and during the 16th century the name changed to Ågerup. The first record of the name Åkarp is from the year 1770. The composer Lars-Erik Larsson was born in Åkarp in 1908.

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Populated places in Burlöv Municipality {{Skåne-geo-stub