Varberg Municipality
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| Country | Sweden | ||
| County | Halland County | ||
| Seat | Varberg | ||
| Area[1] | |||
| • Total | 1,710.69 km2 (660.5 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 874.2 km2 (337.5 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 836.49 km2 (323 sq mi) | ||
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| Population (June 30, 2010)[2] | |||
| • Total | 57,747 | ||
| • Density | 33.8/km2 (87.4/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| 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.
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[edit] 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 |
[edit] International relations
Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Sweden
[edit] Twin towns — Sister cities
The municipality is twinned with[3]:
Karlovy Vary, Czechia
Haderslev Municipality, Denmark
Tartumaa, Estonia
Uusikaupunki, Finland
Sandefjord, Norway
[edit] References
- ^ "Statistiska centralbyrån den 1 januari 2010" (in Swedish) (Microsoft Excel). Statistics Sweden. http://www.scb.se/Statistik/MI/MI0802/2010A01/mi0802tab3_2010.xls. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
- ^ "SCB, Befolkningsstatistik 30 juni 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. http://www.scb.se/Pages/TableAndChart____244147.aspx. Retrieved 2010-08-19.
- ^ http://varbergskommun60.kaigan.se/archive/kommun_kansli/Korta%20Fakta%202009.pdf
[edit] External links
- Varberg Municipality - Official site
- Halland County Museum at Varberg - Official site
- Coat of arms
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