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Halmstad Municipality

Halmstads kommun
Halmstad City Hall
Halmstad City Hall
Coat of arms of Halmstad Municipality
Coat of arms
Halmstad Municipality in Halland County.png
Country Sweden
County Halland County
Seat Halmstad
Area
 • Total 1,705.91 km2 (658.66 sq mi)
 • Land 1,020.1 km2 (393.9 sq mi)
 • Water 685.81 km2 (264.79 sq mi)
  Area as of January 1, 2010.
Population
 (June 30, 2012)
 • Total 91,419
 • Density 53.5896/km2 (138.7964/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code SE
Province Halland
Municipal code 1380
Website www.halmstad.se

Halmstad Municipality (which in Swedish is Halmstads kommun) is a special area in Sweden. It's located on the west coast, in a part of Sweden called Halland County. The main city and administrative center of this municipality is Halmstad.

Back in 1971, Sweden changed how its local governments were set up. This change happened slowly in the Halmstad area. First, in 1967, a smaller rural area called Simlångsdalen joined the City of Halmstad. Then, in 1971, the city itself became a new type of municipality. Finally, in 1974, seven more areas around Halmstad joined to form the Halmstad Municipality we know today.

Towns and Villages in Halmstad

Halmstad Municipality has 21 different urban areas. These are also known as tätort or localities in Sweden. A tätort is a place where many people live close together, like a town or a large village.

The table below lists these urban areas. They are ordered by how many people lived there on December 31, 2005. The main city, Halmstad, is shown in bold letters.

# Locality Population
1 Halmstad 55,688
2 Oskarström 4,011
3 Fyllinge 2,830
4 Getinge 1,885
5 Frösakull 1,635
6 Trönninge 1,555
7 Åled 1,536
8 Harplinge 1,454
9 Gullbrandstorp 1,435
10 Haverdal 1,401
11 Kvibille 793
12 Steninge 769
13 Gullbranna 727
14 Eldsberga 717
15 Villshärad 628
16 Simlångsdalen 577
17 Laxvik 469
18 Holm 462
19 Sennan 430
20 Tylösand 387
21 Skedala 355

See also

A friendly robot icon. In Spanish: Municipio de Halmstad para niños

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