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Varberg Municipality
Varbergs kommun
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| Country | Sweden | |
| County | Halland County | |
| Seat | Varberg | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 1,710.69 km2 (660.50 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 874.2 km2 (337.5 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 836.49 km2 (322.97 sq mi) | |
| Area as of January 1, 2010. | ||
| Population
(June 30, 2012)
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| • Total | 57,747 | |
| • Density | 33.7566/km2 (87.4291/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 | |
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 |
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.
In total there were 66,604 inhabitants, including 51,969 Swedish citizens of voting age. 47.3% voted for the left coalition and 51.7% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.
| Location | Residents | Citizen adults |
Left vote | Right vote | Employed | Swedish parents |
Foreign heritage |
Income SEK |
Degree |
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| % | % | ||||||||
| Apelviken-Nygård | 1,395 | 1,234 | 45.0 | 54.7 | 86 | 92 | 8 | 30,266 | 54 |
| Barnabro-Lugnet-Getterön | 1,481 | 1,154 | 56.4 | 42.4 | 85 | 80 | 20 | 28,043 | 48 |
| Bläshammar-Trönningenäs | 1,982 | 1,358 | 46.2 | 53.0 | 89 | 88 | 12 | 31,881 | 51 |
| Breared | 2,326 | 1,793 | 51.7 | 47.5 | 88 | 82 | 18 | 28,775 | 50 |
| Brunnsberg-Norrdal | 1,809 | 1,515 | 50.6 | 47.6 | 80 | 69 | 31 | 24,597 | 39 |
| Bua | 2,187 | 1,697 | 39.1 | 59.9 | 85 | 89 | 11 | 26,393 | 38 |
| Derome-Sällstorp | 1,424 | 1,062 | 38.6 | 60.3 | 88 | 90 | 10 | 27,700 | 30 |
| Gamleby | 1,741 | 1,670 | 45.0 | 54.0 | 87 | 85 | 15 | 26,782 | 45 |
| Grimeton-Gödestad | 1,868 | 1,356 | 40.1 | 58.6 | 88 | 92 | 8 | 27,800 | 35 |
| Håsten | 2,136 | 1,517 | 55.8 | 42.2 | 71 | 61 | 39 | 21,117 | 24 |
| Hästhaga-Rosenfred | 1,660 | 1,439 | 51.0 | 48.2 | 84 | 91 | 9 | 28,973 | 49 |
| Karl Gustav-Grimmared | 665 | 526 | 37.7 | 61.1 | 82 | 92 | 8 | 22,932 | 27 |
| Karlberg | 1,717 | 1,329 | 55.2 | 44.3 | 89 | 88 | 12 | 29,582 | 53 |
| Kungsäter-Gunnarsjö | 833 | 660 | 41.6 | 57.5 | 84 | 89 | 11 | 23,427 | 26 |
| Lilla Träslöv | 1,604 | 1,209 | 48.5 | 50.2 | 86 | 83 | 17 | 29,441 | 51 |
| Lindberg-Tofta-Torpa | 1,277 | 939 | 40.6 | 58.9 | 89 | 92 | 8 | 29,282 | 38 |
| Lorensberg-Tranelyckan | 1,410 | 1,244 | 51.6 | 47.8 | 80 | 91 | 9 | 24,614 | 53 |
| Mariedal | 1,397 | 1,133 | 51.8 | 47.4 | 84 | 83 | 17 | 26,583 | 45 |
| Rolfstorp | 1,120 | 827 | 45.0 | 53.1 | 87 | 91 | 9 | 26,819 | 32 |
| Sibbarp-Dagsås | 883 | 670 | 49.5 | 49.5 | 80 | 88 | 12 | 25,230 | 32 |
| Skällinge-Nösslinge | 1,100 | 828 | 48.2 | 50.6 | 86 | 92 | 8 | 26,061 | 31 |
| Spannarp | 723 | 541 | 41.1 | 58.0 | 92 | 89 | 11 | 27,328 | 32 |
| Stenåsa-Äckregården | 1,710 | 1,450 | 54.0 | 45.1 | 84 | 84 | 16 | 26,977 | 43 |
| Stråvalla | 1,211 | 932 | 41.5 | 57.8 | 90 | 91 | 9 | 29,303 | 40 |
| Sörse-Apelvikshöjd | 1,940 | 1,552 | 60.4 | 38.1 | 76 | 70 | 30 | 21,254 | 38 |
| Sörse-Ranelid | 1,694 | 1,369 | 61.2 | 37.7 | 74 | 70 | 30 | 22,158 | 32 |
| Trädlyckan | 1,349 | 1,127 | 49.5 | 49.0 | 85 | 80 | 20 | 26,345 | 43 |
| Träslöv N | 1,591 | 1,159 | 49.7 | 49.8 | 89 | 93 | 7 | 31,778 | 47 |
| Träslöv S | 1,763 | 1,300 | 49.6 | 50.3 | 90 | 89 | 11 | 32,731 | 54 |
| Träslövsläge NV | 1,970 | 1,493 | 42.3 | 56.5 | 89 | 94 | 6 | 30,451 | 57 |
| Träslövsläge SÖ | 1,791 | 1,299 | 45.1 | 53.4 | 87 | 92 | 8 | 29,560 | 47 |
| Tvååker V | 2,209 | 1,611 | 47.3 | 51.2 | 83 | 83 | 17 | 25,432 | 33 |
| Tvååker Ö | 1,940 | 1,452 | 46.0 | 53.4 | 85 | 88 | 12 | 25,917 | 32 |
| Trönninge-Göingegården | 2,674 | 1,863 | 47.2 | 51.7 | 89 | 85 | 15 | 31,022 | 50 |
| Tångaberg-Kärra-Åskloster | 1,885 | 1,515 | 40.9 | 57.8 | 85 | 91 | 9 | 29,498 | 44 |
| Valinge-Stamnared | 1,094 | 823 | 40.5 | 58.6 | 88 | 94 | 6 | 26,535 | 35 |
| Varberg Centrum N | 1,723 | 1,503 | 50.5 | 47.8 | 78 | 82 | 18 | 24,373 | 42 |
| Varberg Centrum S | 1,683 | 1,591 | 46.9 | 52.1 | 82 | 89 | 11 | 26,274 | 47 |
| Veddige V | 1,958 | 1,496 | 43.9 | 55.3 | 86 | 86 | 14 | 25,505 | 34 |
| Veddige Ö | 1,463 | 987 | 42.1 | 57.1 | 81 | 78 | 22 | 23,895 | 26 |
| Värö | 2,218 | 1,746 | 39.3 | 60.0 | 85 | 88 | 12 | 25,372 | 32 |
| Source: SVT | |||||||||
International relations
Twin towns — Sister cities
The municipality is twinned with:
Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic
Haderslev Municipality, Denmark
Tartumaa, Estonia
Uusikaupunki, Finland
Sandefjord, Norway
See also
In Spanish: Municipio de Varberg para niños
