Varberg Municipality

Varberg Municipality

*Varbergs kommun*
Varberg Municipality Varbergs kommun
Municipality
	Coat of arms
	Coordinates: 57°06′N 12°15′E / 57.1°N 12.25°ECoordinates: 57°06′N 12°15′E / 57.1°N 12.25°E
Country	Sweden
County	Halland County
Seat	Varberg
Area
• 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 2019)
• Total	64,601
• Density	38/km2 (98/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.

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]

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 i riket, län och kommuner 31 december 2019" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 20, 2020. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
^ "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[]

Varberg travel guide from Wikivoyage
Varberg Municipality - Official site
Halland County Museum at Varberg - Official site
Coat of arms
Varberg Municipality Vacancies

[SCB_2014-01-01-1] "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.

[SCB_2019-12-31-2] "Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 31 december 2019" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 20, 2020. Retrieved February 20, 2020.

[3] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-09-01. Retrieved 2010-05-22.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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v t Municipalities and seats of Halland County
Municipalities	Falkenberg Halmstad Hylte Kungsbacka Laholm Varberg
Municipal seats	Falkenberg Halmstad Hyltebruk Kungsbacka Laholm Varberg
Counties of Sweden Sweden

v t Localities in Varberg Municipality, Halland County, Sweden
Localities	Åsby Bua Himle Kungsäter Löftaskog Rolfstorp Skällinge Södra Näs Tångaberg Tofta Träslövsläge Trönninge Tvååker Varberg (seat) Väröbacka Veddige
Minor localities	Årnäs (western part) Getterön (western and southern part) Grimeton Sibbarp Södra Näs (western and northern part) (northern and southern part) (western and eastern part) Träslövsläge (northern part)