Editing Halland County

{{short description|County (län) of Sweden}}
{{About|the administrative county|the Riksdag constituency|Halland County (Riksdag constituency)|historical province in roughly the same area |Halland}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Halland County
| native_name        = {{native name|sv|Hallands län}}
| settlement_type    = [[Counties of Sweden|Swedish county]]
| image_skyline      = 
| image_flag         = Hallands län vapenflagga.svg
| flag_size          = 100px
| image_shield       = Halland vapen.svg
| shield_size        = 100px
| image_blank_emblem = 
| blank_emblem_type  = &nbsp;
| blank_emblem_size  = 150px
| image_map          = Hallands län in Sweden.svg
| map_alt            = 
| map_caption        = Halland County in Sweden
| image_map1         = Sweden Halland location map.svg
| map_alt1           = 
| map_caption1       = Location map of Halland County in Sweden
| coordinates        = {{coord|56|43|00|N|12|49|16|E}}
| subdivision_type   = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name   = {{Flag|Sweden}}
| established_title  = Founded
| established_date   = 1719
| seat_type          = Capital
| seat               = [[Halmstad]]
| parts_type         = [[Municipalities of Sweden|Municipalities]]
| parts              = 6
| p1                 = [[Falkenberg Municipality|Falkenberg]]
| p2                 = [[Halmstad Municipality|Halmstad]]
| p3                 = [[Hylte Municipality|Hylte]]
| p4                 = [[Kungsbacka Municipality|Kungsbacka]]
| p5                 = [[Laholm Municipality|Laholm]]
| p6                 = [[Varberg Municipality|Varberg]]
| leader_party       = 
| leader_title       = Governor
| leader_name        = [[Anders Thornberg]]
| leader_title1      = Council
| leader_name1       = [[Region Halland]]
| area_footnotes     = 
| area_total_km2     = 5454
| population_as_of   = 31 December 2023
| population_footnotes = <ref name="scb_population_and_population_changes_2023">{{cite web | title=Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 31 december 2023 och befolkningsförändringar 2023 | publisher=[[Statistics Sweden]] | url=https://www.scb.se/hitta-statistik/statistik-efter-amne/befolkning/befolkningens-sammansattning/befolkningsstatistik/pong/tabell-och-diagram/folkmangd-och-befolkningsforandringar---helarsstatistik/folkmangd-i-riket-lan-och-kommuner-31-december-2023-och-befolkningsforandringar-2023/ |date=31 December 2023 | access-date=2 June 2024}}</ref>
| population_total   = 343,746
| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1 = GDP
| demographics1_footnotes = <ref name=":0">[http://stats.oecd.org/ Regions and Cities > Regional Statistics > Regional Economy > Regional GDP per Capita], OECD.Stats. Accessed on 16 November 2018.</ref>
| demographics1_title1 = Total
| demographics1_info1 = SEK 102 billion<br/>€10.920 billion (2015)
| timezone1          = [[Central European Time|CET]]
| utc_offset1        = +1
| timezone1_DST      = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]]
| utc_offset1_DST    = +2
| iso_code           = SE-N
| blank_name_sec2    = [[First level NUTS of the European Union#Sweden|NUTS Region]]
| blank_info_sec2    = {{URL|http://dd.eionet.europa.eu/vocabularyconcept/common/nuts/SE231|SE231}}
| website            = {{URL|https://www.lansstyrelsen.se/halland}}
}}

'''Halland County''' ({{langx|sv|Hallands län|link=no}}, {{IPA|sv|ˈhǎlːan(d)s ˈlɛːn|}}) is a [[Counties of Sweden|county]] (''[[län]]'') on the western coast of [[Sweden]]. It corresponds roughly to the cultural and historical province of [[Halland]]. The capital is [[Halmstad]]. Prince Julian, the son of [[Prince Carl Philip, Duke of Värmland|Prince Carl Philip]], is Duke of Halland.

It borders the counties of [[Västra Götaland County|Västra Götaland]], [[Jönköping County|Jönköping]], [[Kronoberg County|Kronoberg]], [[Scania County|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]].

==Geography==
*[[Genevadsån]] river

==Administration==
The main aim of the [[County Administrative Boards of Sweden|County Administrative Board]] is to fulfil the goals set in national politics by the [[Riksdag]] and the [[Government of Sweden|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 Agencies in Sweden|Government Agency]] headed by a governor. See [[List of Halland Governors]].

==Politics==
Region Halland is the local government for Halland County, and is controlled by the regional council and regional board of Halland. The regional council is elected directly by the residents in regional elections held every four years at the same time as municipal and [[Riksdag]] elections.

Among the main responsibilities of the Halland Regional Council (''Region Halland'') are health care and public transit. The right-leaning political parties have held a majority in every election from 1912 until 2014, regaining it in 2018 and losing it again in 2022. However, even when only able to form a minority, the right-wing have controlled the regional board.

==Governors==
{{Main|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 Swedish general election|1970]]. The blocs denote which party would support the Prime Minister or the lead opposition party towards the end of the elected parliament.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! Year
! Turnout
! Votes
! [[Left Party (Sweden)|V]]
! [[Social Democrats (Sweden)|S]]
! [[Green Party (Sweden)|MP]]
! [[Centre Party (Sweden)|C]]
! [[Liberals (Sweden)|L]]
! [[Christian Democrats (Sweden)|KD]]
! [[Moderate Party|M]]
! [[Sweden Democrats|SD]]
! [[New Democracy (Sweden)|NyD]]
! Left
! Right
|-
| [[1970 Swedish general election|1970]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://share.scb.se/ov9993/data/historisk%20statistik/SOS%201911-%2FValstatistiken%2FAllm%C3%A4nna%20valen%20(SOS)%201970-1998%2FValstatistik-Allmanna-valen-1970-Del-1-Riksdagsvalet.pdf|title=Riksdagsvalet 1970|publisher=SCB|accessdate=21 September 2021}}</ref>
| 89.9
| 119,972
| 2.4
| 37.7
| 
| 33.5
| 13.1
| 1.8
| 11.8
| 
| 
| 40.0
| 58.4
|-
| [[1973 Swedish general election|1973]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://share.scb.se/ov9993/data/historisk%20statistik/SOS%201911-%2FValstatistiken%2FAllm%C3%A4nna%20valen%20(SOS)%201970-1998%2FValstatistik-Allmanna-valen-1973-Del-1-Riksdagsvalet.pdf|title=Riksdagsvalet 1973|publisher=SCB|language=sv|accessdate=14 September 2021}}</ref>
| 91.9
| 134,086
| 2.6
| 36.6
| 
| 37.4
| 7.6
| 0.9
| 14.5
| 
| 
| 39.3
| 59.5
|-
| [[1976 Swedish general election|1976]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://share.scb.se/ov9993/data/historisk%20statistik/SOS%201911-%2FValstatistiken%2FAllm%C3%A4nna%20valen%20(SOS)%201970-1998%2FValstatistik-Allmanna-valen-1976-Del-1-Riksdagsvalet.pdf|title=Riksdagsvalet 1976|publisher=SCB|language=sv|accessdate=14 September 2021}}</ref>
| 92.8
| 146,371
| 2.4
| 35.4
| 
| 35.1
| 10.3
| 0.7
| 15.9
| 
| 
| 37.7
| 61.4
|-
| [[1979 Swedish general election|1979]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://share.scb.se/ov9993/data/historisk%20statistik/SOS%201911-%2FValstatistiken%2FAllm%C3%A4nna%20valen%20(SOS)%201970-1998%2FValstatistik-Allmanna-valen-1979-Del-1-Riksdagsvalet.pdf|title=Riksdagsvalet 1979|publisher=SCB|language=sv|accessdate=14 September 2021}}</ref>
| 91.8
| 150,322
| 3.0
| 35.8
| 
| 27.6
| 10.3
| 0.8
| 22.2
| 
| 
| 38.8
| 60.1
|-
| [[1982 Swedish general election|1982]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://share.scb.se/ov9993/data/historisk%20statistik/SOS%201911-%2FValstatistiken%2FAllm%C3%A4nna%20valen%20(SOS)%201970-1998%2FValstatistik-Allmanna-valen-1982-Del-1-Riksdagsvalet.pdf|title=Riksdagsvalet 1982|publisher=SCB|language=sv|accessdate=14 September 2021}}</ref>
| 92.5
| 155,884
| 3.2
| 37.8
| 1.7
| 23.9
| 5.9
| 1.3
| 26.1
| 
| 
| 41.0
| 55.8
|-
| [[1985 Swedish general election|1985]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://share.scb.se/ov9993/data/historisk%20statistik/SOS%201911-%2FValstatistiken%2FAllm%C3%A4nna%20valen%20(SOS)%201970-1998%2FValstatistik-Allmanna-valen-1985-Del-1-Riksdagsvalet.pdf|title=Riksdagsvalet 1985|publisher=SCB|language=sv|accessdate=14 September 2021}}</ref>
| 90.9
| 159,494
| 2.9
| 38.4
| 1.7
| 18.5
| 15.6
| 
| 22.7
| 
| 
| 41.3
| 56.8
|-
| [[1988 Swedish general election|1988]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://share.scb.se/ov9993/data/historisk%20statistik/SOS%201911-%2FValstatistiken%2FAllm%C3%A4nna%20valen%20(SOS)%201970-1998%2FValstatistik-Allmanna-valen-1988-Del-1-Riksdagsvalet.pdf|title=Riksdagsvalet 1988|publisher=SCB|language=sv|accessdate=14 September 2021}}</ref>
| 87.3
| 157,729
| 3.4
| 38.0
| 5.7
| 17.9
| 13.1
| 2.1
| 19.5
| 
| 
| 47.1
| 50.5
|-
| [[1991 Swedish general election|1991]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://share.scb.se/ov9993/data/historisk%20statistik/SOS%201911-%2FValstatistiken%2FAllm%C3%A4nna%20valen%20(SOS)%201970-1998%2FValstatistik-Allmanna-valen-1991-Del-1-Riksdagsvalet.pdf|title=Riksdagsvalet 1991|publisher=SCB|language=sv|accessdate=14 September 2021}}</ref>
| 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 Swedish general election|1994]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://share.scb.se/ov9993/data/historisk%20statistik/SOS%201911-%2FValstatistiken%2FAllm%C3%A4nna%20valen%20(SOS)%201970-1998%2FValstatistik-Allmanna-valen-1994-Del-1-Riksdagsvalet.pdf|title=Riksdagsvalet 1994|publisher=SCB|language=sv|accessdate=14 September 2021}}</ref>
| 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 Swedish general election|1998]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://share.scb.se/ov9993/data/historisk%20statistik/SOS%201911-%2FValstatistiken%2FAllm%C3%A4nna%20valen%20(SOS)%201970-1998%2FValstatistik-Allmanna-valen-1998-Del-1-Riksdagen.pdf|title=Riksdagsvalet 1998|publisher=SCB|language=sv|accessdate=14 September 2021}}</ref>
| 82.8
| 164,049
| 8.6
| 31.8
| 3.9
| 8.4
| 4.3
| 12.8
| 24.7
| 
| 
| 44.3
| 50.2
|-
| [[2002 Swedish general election|2002]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://data.val.se/val/val_02/slutresultat/00R/00.html|title=Valresultat Riksdag 2002|publisher=[[Valmyndigheten]]|language=sv|accessdate=14 September 2021|archive-date=7 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210907132650/https://data.val.se/val/val_02/slutresultat/00R/00.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| 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 Swedish general election|2006]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://data.val.se/val/val2006/slutlig/R/rike/roster.html|title=Allmänna val 17 september 2006|publisher=[[Valmyndigheten]]|language=sv|accessdate=14 September 2021|archive-date=28 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210928124857/https://data.val.se/val/val2006/slutlig/R/rike/roster.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| 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 Swedish general election|2010]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://data.val.se/val/val2018/slutresultat/R/rike/index.html|title=Röster - Val 2010|publisher=Valmyndigheten|language=sv|accessdate=14 September 2021|archive-date=17 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181217125738/https://data.val.se/val/val2018/slutresultat/R/rike/index.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| 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 Swedish general election|2014]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://data.val.se/val/val2014/slutresultat/R/rike/index.html|title=Röster - Val 2014|publisher=Valmyndigheten|language=sv|accessdate=14 September 2021|archive-date=11 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111211028/https://data.val.se/val/val2014/slutresultat/R/rike/index.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| 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 Swedish general election|2018]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://data.val.se/val/val2018/slutresultat/R/rike/index.html|title=Röster - Val 2018|publisher=[[Valmyndigheten]]|language=sv|access-date=14 September 2021|archive-date=17 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181217125738/https://data.val.se/val/val2018/slutresultat/R/rike/index.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| 89.0
| 216,982
| 4.8
| 25.8
| 3.5
| 10.1
| 5.7
| 7.1
| 22.9
| 18.6
| 
| 44.3
| 54.3
|-
|[[2022 Swedish general election|2022]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Valpresentation |url=https://resultat.val.se/val2022/slutlig/RD/riksdagsvalkrets/28 |access-date=2023-01-26 |website=resultat.val.se |language=sv}}</ref>
|86.6
|224,183
|4.0
|28.3
|3.6
|7.0
|4.8
|6.0
|22.5
|22.6
|
|42.9
|55.9
|}

==Municipalities==
[[Image:Halland County.png|right|242px]]
Sweden's counties are entities for [[Municipalities of Sweden|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: (2021)''
*[[Falkenberg Municipality|Falkenberg]]: 46,773
*[[Halmstad Municipality|Halmstad]]: 104,573
*[[Hylte Municipality|Hylte]]: 10,619
*[[Kungsbacka Municipality|Kungsbacka]]: 85,301
*[[Laholm Municipality|Laholm]]: 26,319
*[[Varberg Municipality|Varberg]]: 66,658

==Culture==
===Music groups=== 
* [[Gyllene Tider]]
* [[Roxette]]
* Isildurs Bane
* [[Sonic Syndicate]]
* Sabel

==Localities in order of size==
The five most populous [[Urban areas in Sweden|localities]] of Halland County in 2020:<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.scb.se/Statistik/MI/MI0810/2010A01T/MI0810_To_So_Kommun2010.xls |title=Tätorter 2010 (Localities 2010) |work=[[Statistics Sweden]] |date=2010 |access-date=9 February 2014|language=sv}}</ref>

{|class="wikitable"
! # !! Locality !! Population
|-
| 1 || [[Halmstad]] || align="right" | 71,422
|-
| 2 || [[Varberg]] || align="right" | 36,327
|-
| 3 || [[Falkenberg]] || align="right" | 28,747
|-
| 4 || [[Kungsbacka]] || align="right" | 24,071
|-
| 5 || [[Onsala]] || align="right" | 12,415
|}

== Demographics ==

=== Foreign background ===
[[Statistiska Centralbyrån|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.<ref name=befolkning>{{cite web|url=https://www.statistikdatabasen.scb.se/pxweb/sv/ssd/START__BE__BE0101__BE0101Q/UtlSvBakgGrov/|language=sv|title=PxWeb - välj variabler och värden|publisher=[[Statistiska Centralbyrån|SCB]]|access-date=11 August 2020}}</ref> The chart lists election years and the last year on record alone.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style=text-align:right
!Location
!2002
!2006
!2010
!2014
!2018
!2019
|-
|align=left|[[Falkenberg Municipality|Falkenberg]]
| 10.8
| 12.1
| 13.6
| 15.5
| 18.6
| 19.2
|-
|align=left|[[Halmstad Municipality|Halmstad]]
| 15.7
| 17.0
| 18.8
| 20.1
| 24.5
| 25.2
|-
|align=left|[[Hylte Municipality|Hylte]]
| 14.0
| 16.5
| 19.5
| 24.3
| 31.8
| 32.1
|-
|align=left|[[Kungsbacka Municipality|Kungsbacka]]
| 7.0
| 7.3
| 7.8
| 8.6
| 10.7
| 11.1
|-
|align=left|[[Laholm Municipality|Laholm]]
| 8.5
| 9.7
| 11.6
| 13.5
| 18.0
| 18.7
|-
|align=left|[[Varberg Municipality|Varberg]]
| 9.0
| 9.6
| 10.7
| 11.8
| 13.7
| 14.2
|-
|align=left|'''Total'''
|'''11.0''' 
|'''11.9''' 
|'''13.2''' 
|'''14.8''' 
|'''17.8''' 
|'''18.4''' 
|-
|align=left colspan=7|Source: SCB <ref name=befolkning/>
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.n.lst.se/ Halland County Administrative Board]
* [http://www.lthalland.se/ Halland County Council] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090618033800/http://www.lthalland.se/ |date=2009-06-18 }}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20030214030702/http://www.halland.komforb.se/extra/page/ Regional Association of Local Authorities in Halland]
* [http://www.hotels-sweden.com Hotels in Halland] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200109201449/http://www.hotels-sweden.com/ |date=2020-01-09 }}

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