Varberg Municipality


Varberg Municipality is a 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 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.
#LocalityPopulation
1Varberg26,041
2Tvååker2,390
3Veddige2,192
4Träslövsläge1,985
5Bua1,792
6Trönninge847
7Skällinge603
8Södra Näs600
9Väröbacka521
10Rolfstorp502
11Tångaberg445
12Åsby429
13Kungsäter360
14Tofta350
15Himle259
16Löftaskog226

International relations

Twin townsSister cities

The municipality is twinned with: