Halland County

Halland County (Swedish: Hallands län) is a county (län) on the western coast of Sweden. It corresponds roughly to the cultural and historical province of Halland. The capital is Halmstad.

Halland County

Hallands län
Swedish county
Flag
Coat of arms
Halland County in Sweden
Location map of Halland County in Sweden
Coordinates: 56°43′00″N 12°49′16″E
CountrySweden
Founded1719
CapitalHalmstad
Municipalities
Government
 • GovernorLena Sommestad
 • CouncilLandstinget Halland
Area
 • Total5,454 km2 (2,106 sq mi)
Population
 (30 September 2017)[1]
 • Total323,729
 • Density59/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE-N
GDP/ NominalSEK 61,339 million (2004)
GDP per capitaSEK 221,000
NUTS RegionSE231
Websitewww.n.lst.se

It borders the counties of Västra Götaland, Jönköping, Kronoberg, Skåne and the sea of the Kattegat.

Heraldry

The County of Halland inherited its coat of arms from the province of Halland. When it is shown with a royal crown it represents the County Administrative Board.

Province

Counties mainly serve administrative purposes in Sweden. The culture and history of the area is to be found in its provincial counterpart Halland. The county was designed with virtually the same boundaries as the province. The major exception is a part of Hylte Municipality, which belongs to the province of Småland.

Administration

The main aim of the County Administrative Board is to fulfil the goals set in national politics by the Riksdag and the Government, to coordinate the interests and promote the development of the county, to establish regional goals and safeguard the due process of law in the handling of each case. The County Administrative Board is a Government Agency headed by a governor. See List of Halland Governors.

Politics

Among the main responsibilities of the Halland County Council (Landstinget Halland) are public health care issues.

Governors
Main article: List of governors of Halland County

Municipalities

Sweden's counties are entities for Sweden's municipalities, responsible for such things as child care, education, street planning, etc. Municipalities in Halland County are, from north to south, with the numbers of inhabitants::

In Halland Province:

Culture

Music groups

Localities in order of size

The five most populous localities of Halland County in 2010:[2]

#LocalityPopulation
1Halmstad58,577
2Varberg27,602
3Falkenberg20,035
4Kungsbacka19,057
5Onsala11,951

Future

There is an investigation committee appointed by the government, who investigating the best future division and responsibitites of the counties of Sweden, called Ansvarskommittén. They are working long-term, but their preliminary reports suggest a large reduction of the number of counties in Sweden. Halland county is there proposed to be divided in two halves, both to be combined with neighbouring large counties.

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References
  1. "Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 30 september 2017 och befolkningsförändringar 1 juli–30 september 2017. Totalt". Statistics Sweden. 8 November 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  2. "Tätorter 2010 (Localities 2010)". Statistics Sweden (in Swedish). 2010. Retrieved 9 February 2014.

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