Halland County

Halland County (Swedish: Hallands län, [ˈhǎlːan(d)s ˈlɛːn]) 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.

This article is about the administrative county. For the Riksdag constituency, see Halland County (Riksdag constituency).
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
6
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, Scania 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

Riksdag elections

The table details all Riksdag election results of Halland County since the unicameral era began in 1970. The blocs denote which party would support the Prime Minister or the lead opposition party towards the end of the elected parliament.

Year Turnout Votes V S MP C L KD M SD NyD Left Right
1970[2] 89.9 119,972 2.4 37.7 33.5 13.1 1.8 11.8 40.0 58.4
1973[3] 91.9 134,086 2.6 36.6 37.4 7.6 0.9 14.5 39.3 59.5
1976[4] 92.8 146,371 2.4 35.4 35.1 10.3 0.7 15.9 37.7 61.4
1979[5] 91.8 150,322 3.0 35.8 27.6 10.3 0.8 22.2 38.8 60.1
1982[6] 92.5 155,884 3.2 37.8 1.7 23.9 5.9 1.3 26.1 41.0 55.8
1985[7] 90.9 159,494 2.9 38.4 1.7 18.5 15.6 22.7 41.3 56.8
1988[8] 87.3 157,729 3.4 38.0 5.7 17.9 13.1 2.1 19.5 47.1 50.5
1991[9] 88.2 164,719 2.6 32.1 3.2 13.7 9.1 7.0 24.3 7.4 34.7 54.1
1994[10] 88.0 170,741 4.2 40.4 4.7 12.6 6.7 3.7 25.4 1.5 49.3 48.4
1998[11] 82.8 164,049 8.6 31.8 3.9 8.4 4.3 12.8 24.7 44.3 50.2
2002[12] 81.5 168,247 5.9 35.8 3.9 9.5 13.9 9.9 17.4 1.0 45.7 50.7
2006[13] 83.5 179,470 4.0 31.6 4.0 10.4 7.7 6.7 29.7 2.9 39.6 54.4
2010[14] 86.2 195,565 3.5 26.8 5.9 8.8 7.8 5.6 34.7 5.4 36.2 56.9
2014[15] 87.5 206,559 3.8 28.4 5.9 8.4 5.7 4.4 27.7 12.9 38.0 46.2
2018[16] 89.0 216,982 4.8 25.8 3.5 10.1 5.7 7.1 22.9 18.6 44.3 54.3

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:[17]

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

Demographics

Foreign background

SCB have collected statistics on backgrounds of residents since 2002. These tables consist of all who have two foreign-born parents or are born abroad themselves.[18] The chart lists election years and the last year on record alone.

Location 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2019
Falkenberg 10.8 12.1 13.6 15.5 18.6 19.2
Halmstad 15.7 17.0 18.8 20.1 24.5 25.2
Hylte 14.0 16.5 19.5 24.3 31.8 32.1
Kungsbacka 7.0 7.3 7.8 8.6 10.7 11.1
Laholm 8.5 9.7 11.6 13.5 18.0 18.7
Varberg 9.0 9.6 10.7 11.8 13.7 14.2
Total 11.0 11.9 13.2 14.8 17.8 18.4
Source: SCB [18]

References
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  5. "Riksdagsvalet 1979" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
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  9. "Riksdagsvalet 1991" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  10. "Riksdagsvalet 1994" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  11. "Riksdagsvalet 1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  12. "Valresultat Riksdag 2002" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  13. "Allmänna val 17 september 2006" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  14. "Röster - Val 2010" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  15. "Röster - Val 2014" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  16. "Röster - Val 2018" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  17. "Tätorter 2010 (Localities 2010)". Statistics Sweden (in Swedish). 2010. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  18. "PxWeb - välj variabler och värden" (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

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