Falkenberg Municipality

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See also: Falkenberg (disambiguation)
Falkenbergs kommun
County Halland County
Province Halland and Västergötland
Seat Falkenberg
Area
 • Total area
 • Land area		 101st of 290
1,162.10 km²
1,115.40 km²
Population
 • Total
 54th of 290
39,874 inhabitants
Density
 • Total		 115th of 290
35.7 inhabitants/km²
Website http://www.falkenberg.se/
Area and population as of December 31, 2006

Falkenberg Municipality (Falkenbergs kommun) is a municipality in Halland County on the Swedish west coast. The town Falkenberg is the municipal seat.

The municipality was created in 1971 when the City of Falkenberg was amalgamated with six rural municipalities (themselves formed by the 1952 local government reform) and part of a seventh. There are 24 original entities within the area.

Today, Falkenberg holds a strong position in the food and beverage industry with companies such as Arla Foods, Carlsberg and SIA Glass having plants in the city. In the inland Gekås, a major department store draws visitors from all over the country. Falkenberg is also a tourist city, mainly for its many beaches.

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[edit] Politics

The Right Party was the major party until 1931, when the Social Democratic Party gained that position. With the exception of the 1946 election the social democrats won a majority of the seats from 1938 until 1966. Falkenberg has remained a stronghold for the social democrats even after the municipal reform in the early 1970s. The municipality has, however, been run by the centre-right, except for 1994-1998.


[edit] Localities

There are 17 urban areas (also called a Tätort or locality) in Falkenberg Municipality.

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.

# Locality Population
1 Falkenberg 18,972
2 Skogstorp 2,180
3 Slöinge 974
4 Ullared 820
5 Skrea 789
6 Vessigebro 774
7 Glommen 687
8 Vinberg 598
9 Långås 516
10 Älvsered 475
11 Heberg 463
12 Ätran 400
13 Ringsegård 383
14 Bergagård 265
15 Årstad 258
16 Morup 248
17 Vinbergs kyrkby 216

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Municipalities of Halland County
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Localities in Falkenberg Municipality, Halland County, Sweden
Localities:
Bergagård  · Falkenberg (seat)  · Glommen  · Heberg  · Långås  · Morup  · Ringsegård  · Skogstorp  · Skrea  · Slöinge  · Ullared  · Vessigebro  · Vinberg  · Vinbergs kyrkby  · Årstad  · Älvsered  · Ätran