Laholm Municipality
| Laholm Municipality Laholms kommun | ||
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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 (June 30, 2016)[2] | ||
| • Total | 24,378 | |
| • Density | 25/km2 (66/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, 2010.[3] The municipal seat is in bold characters.
| # | Locality | Population |
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| 1 | Laholm | 6,150 |
| 2 | Mellbystrand | 1,619 |
| 3 | Veinge | 1,190 |
| 4 | Knäred | 1,088 |
| 5 | Våxtorp | 970 |
| 6 | Lilla Tjärby | 914 |
| 7 | Vallberga | 657 |
| 8 | Genevad | 565 |
| 9 | Skummeslövsstrand | 491 |
| 10 | Skottorp | 475 |
| 11 | Ränneslöv | 413 |
| 12 | Hishult | 332 |
| 13 | Ysby | 260 |
| 14 | Hasslöv | 228 |
Pictures
Water power plant
Silo
Old railway station
Old bridge
Old bridge
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 30 juni 2016" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. August 17, 2016. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
- ↑ "Statistikdatabasen". www.statistikdatabasen.scb.se. Retrieved 2016-05-28.
External links
- Laholm Municipality - Official site
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Coordinates: 56°31′N 13°02′E / 56.517°N 13.033°E
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