Helsingborg Municipality
Helsingborgs stad | |
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| Helsingborgs kommun | |
 Helsingborg City Hall | |
 Coat of arms | |
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| Country | Sweden |
| County | Skåne County |
| Seat | Helsingborg |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Peter Danielsson (M) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 423.97 km2 (163.70 sq mi) |
| • Land | 344.01 km2 (132.82 sq mi) |
| • Water | 79.96 km2 (30.87 sq mi) |
| Area as of 1 January 2014. | |
| Population (31 December 2023)[2] | |
| • Total | 151,306 |
| • Density | 360/km2 (920/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | SE |
| Province | Scania |
| Municipal code | 1283 |
| Website | www.helsingborg.se |
| Density is calculated using land area only. | |
Helsingborg Municipality (Helsingborgs kommun) is a municipality in Skåne County in Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Helsingborg, which is Sweden's eighth largest city. The municipality had a population of 132,011 on January 1, 2013, and the population is increasing by roughly 1,500 people annually.
Between 1912 and 1971 the name of the town was officially spelled Hälsingborg (rather like the region of Hälsingland but unlike neighbouring Danish Helsingør and the Finnish capital Helsingfors (Helsinki)). The spelling was changed back to the older version when the present municipality was created in 1971 through the amalgamation of the Town of Hälsingborg with four surrounding rural municipalities. Since the 1990s the municipality again styles itself Helsingborgs stad (Town of Helsingborg). This usage is only nominal and has no effect on the status of the municipality.
Localities
As of 2018, there were 16 urban areas the municipality.
| # | Locality | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Helsingborg | 109,869 |
| 2 | Rydebäck (part of) | 6,429 |
| 3 | Ödåkra | 5,413 |
| 4 | Hittarp | 4,670 |
| 5 | Påarp | 2,959 |
| 6 | Bårslöv | 2,774 |
| 7 | Mörarp | 1,889 |
| 8 | Gantofta | 1,356 |
| 9 | Vallåkra | 828 |
| 10 | Kattarp | 732 |
| 11 | Allerum | 725 |
| 12 | Domsten | 602 |
| 13 | Hasslarp | 600 |
| 14 | Tånga och Rögle | 230 |
| 15 | Utvälinge | 230 |
| 16 | Fleninge | 208 |
International relations
Twin towns — sister cities
Helsingborg is twinned with:[3]
Alexandria, United States
Dubrovnik, Croatia
Liepāja, Latvia
Pärnu, Estonia
See also
References
- ^ "Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 2014-01-01. Archived from the original (Microsoft Excel) on 2016-09-27. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
- ^ "Folkmängd och befolkningsförändringar - Kvartal 4, 2023" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 22, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
- ^ "Vänorter" (in Swedish). Helsingborg Municipality. Retrieved 2019-07-28.
External links
- Helsingborg Municipality - Official site
- The local daily newspaper
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