Halmstad Municipality

Halmstad Municipality
Halmstads kommun
Halmstad City Hall
Coat of arms of Halmstad Municipality
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
 • Total
1,699.89 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 2023)[2]
 • Total
105,796
 • 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.

  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.