Halmstad | |
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 Coat of arms | |
  Halmstad  Halmstad | |
| Coordinates: 56°40′26″N 12°51′26″E / 56.67389°N 12.85722°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Halland |
| County | Halland County |
| Municipality | Halmstad Municipality |
| Area | |
• Total | 37.99 km2 (14.67 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 11 m (36 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2020)[1] | |
• Total | 71,422 |
| • Density | 1,900/km2 (4,900/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 30x xx |
| Area code | (+46) 35 |
| Website | www |
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Halmstad (Swedish: [ˈhǎlmsta(d)] )[5] is a port, university, industrial and recreational city at the mouth of the Nissan river, in the province of Halland on the Swedish west coast. Halmstad is the seat of Halmstad Municipality and the capital of Halland County. The city had a population of 71,422 in 2020,[1] out of a municipal total of over 100,000. Halmstad is Sweden's 19th-largest city by population and located about midway between Gothenburg (the second most populous) and Malmö (the third).
- ^ a b c "Statistiska tätorter 2020, befolkning, landareal, befolkningstäthet per tätort" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 2021-11-24. Retrieved 2023-02-14.
- ^ "Historien om Halmstad". Svenskt Näringsliv (in Swedish). 2023-11-06. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
- ^ "Uppslagsverk". NE.se (in Swedish). 2023-12-23. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
- ^ "Halmstads historia". Halmstad.com. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
- ^ Jöran Sahlgren; Gösta Bergman (1979). Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter (in Swedish). p. 10.