Varberg Municipality
Varberg Municipality Varbergs kommun | |
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Municipality | |
Coat of arms | |
Country | Sweden |
County | Halland County |
Seat | Varberg |
Area [1] | |
• Total | 1,703.35 km2 (657.67 sq mi) |
• Land | 868.71 km2 (335.41 sq mi) |
• Water | 834.64 km2 (322.26 sq mi) |
Area as of 1 January 2014. | |
Population (31 December 2018)[2] | |
• Total | 63,630 |
• Density | 37/km2 (97/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | SE |
Province | Halland and Västergötland |
Municipal code | 1383 |
Website | www.varberg.se |
Varberg Municipality (Varbergs kommun) is a municipality in Halland County, in southwest Sweden. Its seat is in Varberg.
It was formed in 1971 through the amalgamation of the City of Varberg and the surrounding rural municipalities. There are 25 original local government entities included in the municipality.
5,000 people are commuting out from the municipality, mainly to Gothenburg and Falkenberg. 3,200 people are commuting into Falkenberg.
Contents
1 Localities
2 International relations
2.1 Twin towns — Sister cities
3 References
4 External links
Localities
There are 16 urban areas (also called a tätort or locality) in Varberg Municipality.
In the table the localities are listed according to the size of the population as of December 31, 2005. The municipal seat is in bold characters.
# | Locality | Population |
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1 | Varberg | 26,041 |
2 | Tvååker | 2,390 |
3 | Veddige | 2,192 |
4 | Träslövsläge | 1,985 |
5 | Bua | 1,792 |
6 | Trönninge | 847 |
7 | Skällinge | 603 |
8 | Södra Näs | 600 |
9 | Väröbacka | 521 |
10 | Rolfstorp | 502 |
11 | Tångaberg | 445 |
12 | Åsby | 429 |
13 | Kungsäter | 360 |
14 | Tofta | 350 |
15 | Himle | 259 |
16 | Löftaskog | 226 |
International relations
Twin towns — Sister cities
The municipality is twinned with:[3]
Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic
Haderslev Municipality, Denmark
Tartumaa, Estonia
Uusikaupunki, Finland
Sandefjord, Norway
References
^ "Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014" (Microsoft Excel) (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. Retrieved 2014-04-18..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ "Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 31 december 2018" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 21, 2019. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-09-01. Retrieved 2010-05-22.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link)
External links
Media related to Varberg Municipality at Wikimedia Commons
Varberg travel guide from Wikivoyage
Varberg Municipality - Official site
Halland County Museum at Varberg - Official site- Coat of arms