Editing Varberg Municipality

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[[File:Varbergs kommun.svg|thumb|250px|Map of Varberg Municipality]]

'''Varberg Municipality''' ({{langx|sv|Varbergs kommun}}) is a [[Municipalities of Sweden|municipality]] in [[Halland County]], in southwest [[Sweden]]. Its seat is in [[Varberg]].

It was formed in 1971 through the amalgamation of the ''City of Varberg'' and the surrounding rural municipalities. There are 25 original local government entities included in the municipality.

5,000 people are [[commuting]] out from the municipality, mainly to [[Gothenburg]] and [[Falkenberg]]. 3,200 people are commuting into Falkenberg.

==Localities==
There are 16 [[Urban areas in Sweden|urban area]]s (also called a ''tätort'' or locality) in Varberg 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.

{| class="wikitable"
! # !! Locality !! Population
|-
| 1 || '''[[Varberg]]''' || 26,041
|-
| 2 || [[Tvååker]] || 2,390
|-
| 3 || [[Veddige]] || 2,192
|-
| 4 || [[Träslövsläge]] || 1,985
|-
| 5 || [[Bua, Varberg|Bua]] || 1,792
|-
| 6 || [[Trönninge, Varberg|Trönninge]] || 847
|-
| 7 || [[Skällinge]] || 603
|-
| 8 || [[Södra Näs]] || 600
|-
| 9 || [[Väröbacka]] || 521
|-
| 10 || [[Rolfstorp]] || 502
|-
| 11 || [[Tångaberg]] || 445
|-
| 12 || [[Åsby]] || 429
|-
| 13 || [[Kungsäter]] || 360
|-
| 14 || [[Tofta, Varberg|Tofta]] || 350
|-
| 15 || [[Himle (locality)|Himle]] || 259
|-
| 16 || [[Löftaskog]] || 226
|}

==Demographics==
This is a demographic table based on Varberg Municipality's electoral districts in the [[2022 Swedish general election]] sourced from [[Swedish Television|SVT]]'s election platform, in turn taken from [[Statistiska Centralbyrån|SCB]] official statistics.<ref name=VarbergVal2022>{{cite web|url=https://valresultat.svt.se/2022/riksdagsval-1383-varberg.html|title=Valresultat 2022 för Varberg i riksdagsvalet|publisher=[[Swedish Television|SVT]]|language=sv|date=11 September 2022|access-date=3 January 2024}}</ref>

In total there were 66,604 inhabitants, including 51,969 Swedish citizens of voting age.<ref name=VarbergVal2022/> 47.3% voted for the left coalition and 51.7% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.

{| role="presentation" class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
! rowspan="3" |Location
! {{tooltip|2=Number of residents in district, regardless of age or citizenship status|Residents}}
! {{tooltip|2=Swedish citizens above the age of 18, automatically eligible to vote|Citizen {{br}} adults}}
! {{tooltip|2=Social Democrats, Left Party, Centre Party, Green Party, %|Left vote}}
! {{tooltip|2=Sweden Democrats, Moderates, Christian Democrats, Liberals, %|Right vote}}
! {{tooltip|2=Defined by Statistiska Centralbyrån (SCB) as the share of people between the ages of 20 and 64 who are working taxpayers, %|Employed}}
! {{tooltip|2=Defined by Statistiska Centralbyrån (SCB) as residents born in Sweden with at least one Swedish-born parent, %|Swedish {{br}} parents}}
! {{tooltip|2=Defined by Statistiska Centralbyrån (SCB) as residents born abroad or in Sweden with two foreign-born parents, %|Foreign {{br}} heritage}}
! {{tooltip|2=Defined by Statistiska Centralbyrån (SCB) as the median income received monthly income through either employment, capital gains or social grants for the median adult above 20, also including pensioners in Swedish kronor|Income {{br}} [[Swedish kronor|SEK]]}}
! {{tooltip|2=Defined by Statistiska Centralbyrån (SCB) as any degree accumulated after high school, %|Degree}}
|-
!
! 
! style="background:{{party color|Swedish Social Democratic Party}};color:#FFFFFF;" |
! style="background:{{party color|Moderate Party}};color:#FFFFFF;" |
! 
! 
! 
! 
! 
|-
! data-sort-type="number" | 
! data-sort-type="number" | 
! data-sort-type="number" | %
! data-sort-type="number" | %
! data-sort-type="number" | 
! data-sort-type="number" | 
! data-sort-type="number" | 
! data-sort-type="number" | 
! data-sort-type="number" | 
|-
| align="left" |Apelviken-Nygård
| 1,395
| 1,234
| 45.0
| 54.7
| 86
| 92
| 8
| 30,266
| 54
|-
| align="left" |Barnabro-Lugnet-Getterön
| 1,481
| 1,154
| 56.4
| 42.4
| 85
| 80
| 20
| 28,043
| 48
|-
| align="left" |Bläshammar-Trönningenäs
| 1,982
| 1,358
| 46.2
| 53.0
| 89
| 88
| 12
| 31,881
| 51
|-
| align="left" |Breared
| 2,326
| 1,793
| 51.7
| 47.5
| 88
| 82
| 18
| 28,775
| 50
|-
| align="left" |Brunnsberg-Norrdal
| 1,809
| 1,515
| 50.6
| 47.6
| 80
| 69
| 31
| 24,597
| 39
|-
| align="left" |Bua
| 2,187
| 1,697
| 39.1
| 59.9
| 85
| 89
| 11
| 26,393
| 38
|-
| align="left" |Derome-Sällstorp
| 1,424
| 1,062
| 38.6
| 60.3
| 88
| 90
| 10
| 27,700
| 30
|-
| align="left" |Gamleby
| 1,741
| 1,670
| 45.0
| 54.0
| 87
| 85
| 15
| 26,782
| 45
|-
| align="left" |Grimeton-Gödestad
| 1,868
| 1,356
| 40.1
| 58.6
| 88
| 92
| 8
| 27,800
| 35
|-
| align="left" |Håsten
| 2,136
| 1,517
| 55.8
| 42.2
| 71
| 61
| 39
| 21,117
| 24
|-
| align="left" |Hästhaga-Rosenfred
| 1,660
| 1,439
| 51.0
| 48.2
| 84
| 91
| 9
| 28,973
| 49
|-
| align="left" |Karl Gustav-Grimmared
| 665
| 526
| 37.7
| 61.1
| 82
| 92
| 8
| 22,932
| 27
|-
| align="left" |Karlberg
| 1,717
| 1,329
| 55.2
| 44.3
| 89
| 88
| 12
| 29,582
| 53
|-
| align="left" |Kungsäter-Gunnarsjö
| 833
| 660
| 41.6
| 57.5
| 84
| 89
| 11
| 23,427
| 26
|-
| align="left" |Lilla Träslöv
| 1,604
| 1,209
| 48.5
| 50.2
| 86
| 83
| 17
| 29,441
| 51
|-
| align="left" |Lindberg-Tofta-Torpa
| 1,277
| 939
| 40.6
| 58.9
| 89
| 92
| 8
| 29,282
| 38
|-
| align="left" |Lorensberg-Tranelyckan
| 1,410
| 1,244
| 51.6
| 47.8
| 80
| 91
| 9
| 24,614
| 53
|-
| align="left" |Mariedal
| 1,397
| 1,133
| 51.8
| 47.4
| 84
| 83
| 17
| 26,583
| 45
|-
| align="left" |Rolfstorp
| 1,120
| 827
| 45.0
| 53.1
| 87
| 91
| 9
| 26,819
| 32
|-
| align="left" |Sibbarp-Dagsås
| 883
| 670
| 49.5
| 49.5
| 80
| 88
| 12
| 25,230
| 32
|-
| align="left" |Skällinge-Nösslinge
| 1,100
| 828
| 48.2
| 50.6
| 86
| 92
| 8
| 26,061
| 31
|-
| align="left" |Spannarp
| 723
| 541
| 41.1
| 58.0
| 92
| 89
| 11
| 27,328
| 32
|-
| align="left" |Stenåsa-Äckregården
| 1,710
| 1,450
| 54.0
| 45.1
| 84
| 84
| 16
| 26,977
| 43
|-
| align="left" |Stråvalla
| 1,211
| 932
| 41.5
| 57.8
| 90
| 91
| 9
| 29,303
| 40
|-
| align="left" |Sörse-Apelvikshöjd
| 1,940
| 1,552
| 60.4
| 38.1
| 76
| 70
| 30
| 21,254
| 38
|-
| align="left" |Sörse-Ranelid
| 1,694
| 1,369
| 61.2
| 37.7
| 74
| 70
| 30
| 22,158
| 32
|-
| align="left" |Trädlyckan
| 1,349
| 1,127
| 49.5
| 49.0
| 85
| 80
| 20
| 26,345
| 43
|-
| align="left" |Träslöv N
| 1,591
| 1,159
| 49.7
| 49.8
| 89
| 93
| 7
| 31,778
| 47
|-
| align="left" |Träslöv S
| 1,763
| 1,300
| 49.6
| 50.3
| 90
| 89
| 11
| 32,731
| 54
|-
| align="left" |Träslövsläge NV
| 1,970
| 1,493
| 42.3
| 56.5
| 89
| 94
| 6
| 30,451
| 57
|-
| align="left" |Träslövsläge SÖ
| 1,791
| 1,299
| 45.1
| 53.4
| 87
| 92
| 8
| 29,560
| 47
|-
| align="left" |Tvååker V
| 2,209
| 1,611
| 47.3
| 51.2
| 83
| 83
| 17
| 25,432
| 33
|-
| align="left" |Tvååker Ö
| 1,940
| 1,452
| 46.0
| 53.4
| 85
| 88
| 12
| 25,917
| 32
|-
| align="left" |Trönninge-Göingegården
| 2,674
| 1,863
| 47.2
| 51.7
| 89
| 85
| 15
| 31,022
| 50
|-
| align="left" |Tångaberg-Kärra-Åskloster
| 1,885
| 1,515
| 40.9
| 57.8
| 85
| 91
| 9
| 29,498
| 44
|-
| align="left" |Valinge-Stamnared
| 1,094
| 823
| 40.5
| 58.6
| 88
| 94
| 6
| 26,535
| 35
|-
| align="left" |Varberg Centrum N
| 1,723
| 1,503
| 50.5
| 47.8
| 78
| 82
| 18
| 24,373
| 42
|-
| align="left" |Varberg Centrum S
| 1,683
| 1,591
| 46.9
| 52.1
| 82
| 89
| 11
| 26,274
| 47
|-
| align="left" |Veddige V
| 1,958
| 1,496
| 43.9
| 55.3
| 86
| 86
| 14
| 25,505
| 34
|-
| align="left" |Veddige Ö
| 1,463
| 987
| 42.1
| 57.1
| 81
| 78
| 22
| 23,895
| 26
|-
| align="left" |Värö
| 2,218
| 1,746
| 39.3
| 60.0
| 85
| 88
| 12
| 25,372
| 32
|-
| colspan="10" align="left" |Source: [[Sveriges Television|SVT]]<ref name=VarbergVal2022/>
|}

==International relations==
[[File:Karlovy Vary sign of its sister cities.jpg|thumb|Sign of Karlovy Vary's sister cities]]
{{Main|List of twin towns and sister cities in Sweden}}

===Twin towns — Sister cities===
The municipality is [[town twinning|twinned]] with:<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://varbergskommun60.kaigan.se/archive/kommun_kansli/Korta%20Fakta%202009.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2010-05-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110901034252/http://varbergskommun60.kaigan.se/archive/kommun_kansli/Korta%20Fakta%202009.pdf |archive-date=2011-09-01 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

*{{flagicon|Czech Republic}} [[Karlovy Vary]], [[Czech Republic]]
*{{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Haderslev Municipality]], [[Denmark]]
*{{flagicon|Estonia}} [[Tartumaa]], [[Estonia]]
*{{flagicon|Finland}} [[Uusikaupunki]], [[Finland]]
*{{flagicon|Norway}} [[Sandefjord]], [[Norway]]

==References==
<references/>

==External links==
{{commons category|Varberg Municipality}}
* {{wikivoyage inline|Varberg}}
*[http://www.varberg.se/ Varberg Municipality] - Official site
*[http://www.lansmuseet.varberg.se/ Halland County Museum at Varberg] - Official site
*[http://www.ngw.nl/int/zwe/v/varberg.htm Coat of arms]
*[https://hitta-ett-jobb.blogspot.com/p/varbergs-kommun-lediga-jobb.html Varberg Municipality Vacancies]

{{Geographic location
 | Centre = Varberg
 | N = [[Kungsbacka Municipality|Kungsbacka]], [[Mark Municipality|Mark]] ([[Västra Götaland County|Västra Götaland]])
 | E = [[Falkenberg Municipality|Falkenberg]]
 | S = [[Falkenberg Municipality|Falkenberg]]
 | W = ''[[Kattegat]]''
}}
{{Halland County}}
{{Localities in Varberg Municipality}}
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