Laholm Municipality
Laholm Municipality Laholms kommun | ||
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Municipality | ||
Laholm Municipality logotype | ||
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Country | Sweden | |
County | Halland County | |
Seat | Laholm | |
Area[1] | ||
• Total | 963.38 km2 (371.96 sq mi) | |
• Land | 882.96 km2 (340.91 sq mi) | |
• Water | 80.42 km2 (31.05 sq mi) | |
Area as of January 1, 2014. | ||
Population (December 31, 2014)[2] | ||
• Total | 23,781 | |
• Density | 25/km2 (64/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
ISO 3166 code | SE | |
Province | Halland | |
Municipal code | 1381 | |
Website | www.laholm.se |
Laholm Municipality (Laholms kommun) is a municipality in Halland County in southwest Sweden. The seat is located in Laholm.
The amalgamation process during the local government reform in the 1970s took place in two steps. In 1971 the City of Laholm merged with two rural municipalities forming the unitary municipality and three years later four more units were added.
Localities
There are 14 urban areas (also called a Tätort or locality) in Laholm 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 | Laholm | 5,835 |
2 | Mellbystrand | 1,681 |
3 | Veinge | 1,176 |
4 | Knäred | 1,129 |
5 | Våxtorp | 986 |
6 | Lilla Tjärby | 882 |
7 | Vallberga | 647 |
8 | Genevad | 597 |
9 | Skummeslövsstrand | 454 |
10 | Skottorp | 451 |
11 | Ränneslöv | 425 |
12 | Hishult | 356 |
13 | Ysby | 246 |
14 | Hasslöv | 242 |
Pictures
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Water power plant
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Silo
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Old railway station
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Old bridge
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Old bridge
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Church in Våxtorp
References
- ↑ "Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014" (Microsoft Excel) (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
- ↑ "Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 31 december 2014" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. Retrieved March 2015.
External links
- Laholm Municipality - Official site
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