Varberg Municipality
Varbergs kommun
Municipality
Coat of arms of Varberg Municipality
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 57°06′N 12°15′E / 57.1°N 12.25°E / 57.1; 12.25
CountrySweden
CountyHalland County
SeatVarberg
Area
[1]
 • Total1,703.35 km2 (657.67 sq mi)
 • Land868.71 km2 (335.41 sq mi)
 • Water834.64 km2 (322.26 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 (31 December 2021)[2]
 • Total66,658
 • Density39/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceHalland and Västergötland
Municipal code1383
Websitewww.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.

#LocalityPopulation
1Varberg26,041
2Tvååker2,390
3Veddige2,192
4Träslövsläge1,985
5Bua1,792
6Trönninge847
7Skällinge603
8Södra Näs600
9Väröbacka521
10Rolfstorp502
11Tångaberg445
12Åsby429
13Kungsäter360
14Tofta350
15Himle259
16Löftaskog226

Demographics

This is a demographic table based on Varberg Municipality's electoral districts in the 2022 Swedish general election sourced from SVT's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official statistics.[3]

Residents include everyone registered as living in the district, regardless of age or citizenship status. Valid voters indicate Swedish citizens above the age of 18 who therefore can vote in general elections. Left vote and right vote indicate the result between the two major blocs in said district in the 2022 general election. Employment indicates the share of people between the ages of 20 and 64 who are working taxpayers. Foreign background is defined as residents either born abroad or with two parents born outside of Sweden. Median income is the received monthly income through either employment, capital gains or social grants for the median adult above 20, also including pensioners in Swedish kronor. The section about college graduates indicates any degree accumulated after high school.

In total there were 66,604 inhabitants, including 51,969 Swedish citizens of voting age.[3] 47.3 % voted for the left coalition and 51.7 % for the right coalition.

International relations

Sign of Karlovy Vary's sister cities

Twin towns — Sister cities

The municipality is twinned with:[4]

References

  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.
  2. ↑ "Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 31 december 2021" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 22, 2022. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 "Valresultat 2022 för Varberg i riksdagsvalet" (in Swedish). SVT. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  4. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-09-01. Retrieved 2010-05-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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