Varbergs kommun
County	Halland County
Province	Halland and Västergötland
Seat	Varberg
Area  • Total area  • Land area	127th of 290 913.86 km² 874.20 km²
Population  • Total	38th of 290 55,459 inh
Density  • Total	82nd of 290 63.4 inh/km²
Website	http://www.varberg.se/
Area and population as of December 31, 2006

Varberg Municipality (Varbergs kommun) is a municipality in Halland County, in southwest Sweden. Its seat is in Varberg. 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. ...   is one of the historical provinces of Sweden (landskap), situated in the southwest of Sweden. ... Coordinates: Country Sweden County Halland County Province Halland Charter 1100 Area    - City km² Population    - City (2006) 25,000 Time zone CET (UTC+1) CEST (UTC+2) Website: www2. ... 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. ... Coordinates: Country Sweden County Halland County Province Halland Charter 1100 Area    - City km² Population    - City (2006) 25,000 Time zone CET (UTC+1) CEST (UTC+2) Website: www2. ...

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. Commuters on the New York City Subway during rush hour Rush hour at Shinjuku Station, Yamanote Line Traffic jam Commuting is the process of travelling between a place of residence and a place of work. ... For other uses, see Gothenburg (disambiguation). ... Falkenberg is a town in Halland County, Sweden. ...

Localities

There are 16 urban areas (or localities) in Varberg 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.

Coordinates: Country Sweden County Halland County Province Halland Charter 1100 Area    - City km² Population    - City (2006) 25,000 Time zone CET (UTC+1) CEST (UTC+2) Website: www2. ... Tvååker is a village in Varberg Municipality, Halland, Sweden. ... Rolfstorp is a village and former parish in Varberg Municipality, Sweden. ... Himle Hundred, or Himle härad, was a hundred of Hallandia in Sweden. ...

References

• Statistics Sweden

External links

• Varberg Municipality - Official site
• Halland County Museum at Varberg - Official site
• Coat of arms