Varberg Municipality Varbergs kommun |
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Municipality | ||
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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 January 1, 2014. | ||
Population (December 31, 2016) | ||
• Total | 61,868 | |
• Density | 36/km2 (94/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.
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.
The municipality is twinned with: