Halmstad Municipality

Halmstad Municipality (Halmstads kommun) is a municipality in Halland County on the Swedish west coast, in which the city Halmstad is the seat.

Halmstad Municipality
Halmstads kommun
Municipality
Coordinates: 56°40′N 12°51′E
CountrySweden
CountyHalland County
SeatHalmstad
Government
  ChairmanStefan Pålsson (Social Democratic Party)
Area
  Total1,699.89 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)
  Total105,796
  Density62/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceHalland
Municipal code1380
Websitewww.halmstad.se

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.

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