Varberg Municipality




Municipality in Halland County, Sweden





































































Varberg Municipality


Varbergs kommun

Municipality


Coat of arms of Varberg Municipality
Coat of arms

Varberg Municipality in Halland County.png
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



Map of Varberg Municipality


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
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]




  • Czech Republic Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic


  • Denmark Haderslev Municipality, Denmark


  • Estonia Tartumaa, Estonia


  • Finland Uusikaupunki, Finland


  • Norway Sandefjord, Norway



References




  1. ^ "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}


  2. ^ "Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 31 december 2018" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 21, 2019. Retrieved February 23, 2019.


  3. ^ "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









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