Halmstad Municipality
Halmstads kommun
Municipality
Halmstad City Hall
Halmstad City Hall
Coat of arms of Halmstad Municipality
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 56°40′N 12°51′E / 56.667°N 12.850°E / 56.667; 12.850
CountrySweden
CountyHalland County
SeatHalmstad
Government
 • ChairmanStefan Pålsson (Social Democratic Party)
Area
[1]
 • Total1,699.89 km2 (656.33 sq mi)
 • Land1,014.13 km2 (391.56 sq mi)
 • Water685.76 km2 (264.77 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 (31 December 2021)[2]
 • Total104,573
 • Density62/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceHalland
Municipal code1380
Websitewww.halmstad.se

Halmstad Municipality (Halmstads kommun) is a municipality in Halland County on the Swedish west coast, in which the city Halmstad is the seat.

The 1971 local government reform was implemented gradually in the area. In 1967 the rural municipality Simlångsdalen (created in 1952) was amalgamated into the City of Halmstad. The city was converted into a municipality of unitary type in 1971, but the seven surrounding municipalities were not merged into it until 1974.

Politics

Since the 2022 elections, the municipal government is controlled by a majority consisting of the Social Democrats, Moderates and Christian Democrats, with Social Democrat Stefan Pålsson as chairman of the municipal board.[3]

Municipal council

The municipal council has 71 seats, with the governing majority holding a majority with 40 seats.[4]

  •   Left Party (4)
  •   Social Democrats (22)
  •   Green Party (2)
  •   Hjärta för Halmstad (4)
  •   Halmstads Lokala Parti (2)
  •   Centre Party (5)
  •   Liberals (3)
  •   Moderate Party (13)
  •   Christian Democrats (5)
  •   Sweden Democrats (11)

Localities

There are 21 urban areas (also called a tätort or locality) in Halmstad Municipality.

In the table the localities are listed according to the size of the population as of 31 December 2005. The municipal seat is in bold characters.

#LocalityPopulation
1Halmstad55,688
2Oskarström4,011
3Fyllinge2,830
4Getinge1,885
5Frösakull1,635
6Trönninge1,555
7Åled1,536
8Harplinge1,454
9Gullbrandstorp1,435
10Haverdal1,401
11Kvibille793
12Steninge769
13Gullbranna727
14Eldsberga717
15Villshärad628
16Simlångsdalen577
17Laxvik469
18Holm462
19Sennan430
20Tylösand387
21Skedala355

See also

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. ↑ Thorsell, Tony (2022-10-15). "Stefan Pålsson blir kommunstyrelsens ordförande: "Otroligt stort"". Hallandsposten (in Swedish). Retrieved 2023-02-27.
  4. ↑ "Slutlig rösträkning och mandatfördelning – val till kommunfullmäktige" (PDF) (in Swedish). Halland County administrative board. 2022-09-22. Retrieved 2023-02-27.
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