Varberg Municipality
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| 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 January 1, 2014. | ||
| Population (March 31, 2016)[2] | ||
| • Total | 61,099 | |
| • Density | 36/km2 (93/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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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
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Twin towns — Sister cities
The municipality is twinned with:[3]
Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic
Haderslev Municipality, Denmark
Tartumaa, Estonia
Uusikaupunki, Finland
Sandefjord, Norway
References
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- ↑ http://varbergskommun60.kaigan.se/archive/kommun_kansli/Korta%20Fakta%202009.pdf
External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 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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