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Halland
Hallands län— County of Sweden — 
Coat of arms
Country Sweden Capital Halmstad Government – Governor Lars-Erik Lövdén – Council Landstinget Halland Area – Total 5,454 km2 (2,105.8 sq mi) Population (March 31 2011)[1] – Total 299,606 – Density 54.9/km2 (142.3/sq mi) Time zone CET (UTC+1) – Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2) GDP/ Nominal SEK 61,339 million (2004) GDP per capita SEK 221,000 NUTS Region SE231 Halland County (Hallands län) is a county (län) on the western coast of Sweden. It corresponds roughly to the cultural and historical province of Halland. The capital is Halmstad.
It borders the counties of Västra Götaland, Jönköping, Kronoberg, Skåne and the sea of the Kattegat.
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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.
Administration
The main aim of the County Administrative Board is to fulfil the goals set in national politics by the Parliament and the 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 Agency headed by a Governor. See List of Halland Governors.
Politics
Among the main responsibilities of the Halland County Council (Landstinget Halland) are public health care issues.
Municipalities
Sweden's counties are entities for Sweden's municipalities, responsible for such things as child care, education, street planning, etc. Municipalities in Halland County are, from north to south:
- Kungsbacka (69,352 inhabitants)
- Varberg (54,676)
- Falkenberg (39,595)
- Hylte (10,377)
- Halmstad (87,900)
- Laholm (23,039)
(Population as of June 30, 2005)
Localities in order of size
The five most populous localities of Halland County as defined by Statistics Sweden 2005:
# Locality Population 1 Halmstad 55 688 2 Varberg 26 041 3 Falkenberg 18 972 4 Kungsbacka 17 784 5 Onsala 11 375 Future
There is an investigation committee appointed by the government, investigating the best future division and responsibitites of the counties of Sweden, called Ansvarskommittén. They are working long-term, but their preliminary reports suggest a large reduction of the number of counties in Sweden. Halland county is there proposed to be divided in two halves, both to be combined with neighbouring large counties.
References and notes
External links
- Halland County Administrative Board
- Halland County Council
- Regional Association of Local Authorities in Halland
- Hotels in Halland
Counties (län) of Sweden 
Municipalities 
Municipal seats Coordinates: 56°43′00″N 12°49′16″E / 56.716566°N 12.821045°E
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