Varberg Municipality

Municipality in Halland County, Sweden
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
 • 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 2023)[2]
 • Total68,325
 • Density40/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.

# 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.[3]

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. 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
% %
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[3]

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 och befolkningsförändringar - Kvartal 4, 2023" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 22, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c "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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