Hylte Municipality
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| Hylte kommun | |
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| County | Halland County |
| Province | Halland and Småland |
| Seat | Hyltebruk |
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| Area • Total area • Land area |
113th of 290 1,052.37 km² 951.14 km² |
| Population • Total |
209th of 290 10,371 inhabitants |
| Density • Total |
229th of 290 10.9 inhabitants/km² |
| Website | http://www.hylte.se/ |
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Hylte Municipality (Hylte kommun) is the only inland municipality of Halland County in southwest Sweden. The industrial town Hyltebruk is the seat of the municipality.
The first Hylte Municipality was created in 1952 through the amalgamation of three minor units in Jönköping County. In 1974 further amalgamations took place and the county boundary was redrawn.
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[edit] Geography
The municipality straddles the boundary of two historic provinces, Halland and Småland.
[edit] Localities
There are 6 urban areas (also called a Tätort or locality) in Hylte 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 |
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| 1 | Hyltebruk | 3,742 |
| 2 | Torup | 1,239 |
| 3 | Unnaryd | 760 |
| 4 | Rydöbruk | 385 |
| 5 | Landeryd | 372 |
| 6 | Kinnared | 297 |
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Hylte Municipality - Official site
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