Varberg Municipality
Varbergs kommun | |
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| Coordinates: 57°06′N 12°15′E / 57.1°N 12.25°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| County | Halland County |
| Seat | Varberg |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,703.35 km2 (657.67 sq mi) |
| • Land | 868.71 km2 (335.41 sq mi) |
| • Water | 834.64 km2 (322.26 sq mi) |
| Area as of 1 January 2014. | |
| Population (31 December 2023)[2] | |
• Total | 68,325 |
| • Density | 40/km2 (100/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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Folkmängd och befolkningsförändringar - Kvartal 4, 2023" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 22, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.