Kungsbacka kommun
County	Halland County
Province	Halland
Seat	Kungsbacka
Area  • Total area  • Land area	161st of 290 646.79 km² 611.42 km²
Population  • Total	28th of 290 71,044 inh
Density  • Total	43rd of 290 116.2 inh/km²
Website	http://www.kungsbacka.se/
Area and population as of December 31, 2006

Kungsbacka Municipality (Kungsbacka kommun) is a municipality in Halland County on the Swedish west coast, some 30 km south of Gothenburg. The municipal seat is located in the town Kungsbacka. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... A county, or län, is an administrative and political subdivision of Sweden. ... Halland County, or Hallands län, is a County or län on the western coast of Sweden. ... The provinces or landskap were the subdivisions of Sweden until 1634, when they were replaced by the counties of Sweden (län). ... is a historical province (landskap) on the western coast of Sweden. ... Kungsbacka is a town in Halland County, south west Sweden, and the seat of Kungsbacka Municipality. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... This article is about the physical quantity. ... This is a listing of the municipalities of Sweden by the land area as of 2005. ... This is a listing of the municipalities of Sweden by the population size as of 2005. ... For other uses, see Density (disambiguation). ... This is a listing of the municipalities of Sweden by the population density using the land area, as of 2005. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos or other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... The Municipalities or Kommuner represent the local level of self government in Sweden. ... Halland County, or Hallands län, is a County or län on the western coast of Sweden. ... For other uses, see Gothenburg (disambiguation). ... Kungsbacka is a town in Halland County, south west Sweden, and the seat of Kungsbacka Municipality. ...

In 1969 Tölö was merged into the City of Kungsbacka. In 1971 the municipality was created when the city amalgamated with Särö. The final step was taken in 1974 when three more former municipalities were added to form the new entity. Also: 1969 (number) 1969 (movie) 1969 (Stargate SG-1) episode. ... Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar, known as the year of cyclohexanol. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ...

Kungsbacka Municipality is closely integrated in the region of Metropolitan Gothenburg, but despite this it is administratively not a part of Västra Götaland County like the rest of the region. Metropolitan Gothenburg (Stor-Göteborg or literally Greater Gothenburg), is a metropolitan area surrounding the city of Gothenburg in Sweden. ... Västra Götaland County, or Västra Götalands län is a County or län on the western coast of Sweden. ...

A local geographical landmark is the glacial ridge Fjärås bräcka, to the south of Kungsbacka, but it is the coast that is the predominant geographical feature. Austrias longest glacier, the Pasterze, winds its 8 km (5 mile) route at the foot of Austrias highest mountain, the Grossglockner A glacier is a large, long-lasting river of ice that is formed on land and moves in response to gravity. ... For other uses, see Coast (disambiguation). ...

Localities

There are 22 urban areas (or localities) in Kungsbacka Municipality. The terminology on urban areas in Sweden is notoriously hard to translate to people outside of Scandinavia because they are unique and because some terms are only used for statistical purposes and are not used by laymen. ... The term locality has different meanings in different disciplines: Geography In geography, a locality is a place. ...

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.

1) Billdal is a bimunicipal locality. About 3,000 of the inhabitants are in Gothenburg Municipality Kungsbacka is a town in Halland County, south west Sweden, and the seat of Kungsbacka Municipality. ... Onsala is the biggest penisula in Sweden, 40 kilometers south of Gothenburg. ... Billdal is an urban area in western Sweden. ... Särö, in Kungsbacka Komun, Sweden. ... Gothenburg (Swedish: Göteborg [jøːtəbɔrj]) is a city and a municipality on the western coast of Sweden, in the County of Västra Götaland. ...

2) A minor part of Frillesås is in Varberg Municipality Varberg Municipality is a Municipality in Halland County, in southwest Sweden. ...

References

• Statistics Sweden

External links

• Kungsbacka Municipality - Official site