Laholm Municipality
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| Laholms kommun | |
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| County | Halland County |
| Province | Halland |
| Seat | Laholm |
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| Population • Total |
107th of 290 23,153 inhabitants |
| Area • Total area • Land area • Water area |
128th of 290 907.02 km² 888.46 km² |
| Density • Total |
147th of 290 26.1 inhabitants/km² |
| Municipal code | 1381[1] |
| Website | www.laholm.se |
| Area and population as of December 31, 2006 | |
Laholm Municipality (Laholms kommun) is a municipality in Halland County in southwest Sweden. The seat is located in Laholm.
The amalgamation process during the local government reform in the 1970s took place in two steps. In 1971 the City of Laholm merged with two rural municipalities forming the unitary municipality and three years later four more units were added.
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[edit] Localities
There are 14 urban areas (also called a Tätort or locality) in Laholm 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 | Laholm | 5,835 |
| 2 | Mellbystrand | 1,681 |
| 3 | Veinge | 1,176 |
| 4 | Knäred | 1,129 |
| 5 | Våxtorp | 986 |
| 6 | Lilla Tjärby | 882 |
| 7 | Vallberga | 647 |
| 8 | Genevad | 597 |
| 9 | Skummeslövsstrand | 454 |
| 10 | Skottorp | 451 |
| 11 | Ränneslöv | 425 |
| 12 | Hishult | 356 |
| 13 | Ysby | 246 |
| 14 | Hasslöv | 242 |
[edit] Pictures
 Water power plant |
 Silo |
 Old railway station |
 Old bridge |
 Old bridge |
 Church in Våxtorp |
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Laholm Municipality - Official site
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