Helsingborg Municipality
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Helsingborg Municipality (Helsingborgs kommun) is a municipality
in Skåne County
in Sweden
. Its seat is located in the city of Helsingborg
, which is Sweden's eighth largest city. The municipality had a population of 129,177 in 2010, and the population is increasing with roughly 1600 people annually.
The present municipality was created in 1971 through the amalgamation of the City of Hälsingborg with four surrounding rural municipalities. At the same time the spelling of the name was changed back to the version used up until 1912. Since the 1990s the municipality styles itself Helsingborgs stad (City of Helsingborg). This usage is only nominal and has no effect on the status of the municipality.
s (also called a Tätort or locality) in Helsingborg Municipality. In the table they are listed according to the size of the population as of December 31, 2010. The municipal seat is in bold characters.
1) Rydebäck is bimunicipal http://w41.scb.se/templates/Publikation____186288.asp locality as a minor part of it (with about 40 inhabitants) is located in Landskrona Municipality
.
2) Population for Helsingborg tätort-locality 2009
with:
Municipalities of Sweden
The municipalities of Sweden are the local government entities of Sweden. The current 290 municipalities are organized into 21 counties...
in Skåne County
Skåne County
Skåne County is the southernmost administrative county or län, of Sweden, basically corresponding to the historical province Scania. It borders the counties of Halland, Kronoberg and Blekinge. The seat of residence for the Skåne Governor is the town of Malmö...
in Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. Its seat is located in the city of Helsingborg
Helsingborg
Helsingborg is a city and the seat of Helsingborg Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 97,122 inhabitants in 2010. Helsingborg is the centre of an area in the Øresund region of about 320,000 inhabitants in north-west Scania, and is Sweden's closest point to Denmark, with the Danish city...
, which is Sweden's eighth largest city. The municipality had a population of 129,177 in 2010, and the population is increasing with roughly 1600 people annually.
The present municipality was created in 1971 through the amalgamation of the City of Hälsingborg with four surrounding rural municipalities. At the same time the spelling of the name was changed back to the version used up until 1912. Since the 1990s the municipality styles itself Helsingborgs stad (City of Helsingborg). This usage is only nominal and has no effect on the status of the municipality.
Localities
There are 15 urban areaUrban areas in Sweden
Urban area is a common English translation of the Swedish term tätort. The official term in English, used by Statistics Sweden, is, however, locality. There are 1,940 localities in Sweden . They could be compared with census-designated places in the United States.A tätort in Sweden has a minimum of...
s (also called a Tätort or locality) in Helsingborg Municipality. In the table they are listed according to the size of the population as of December 31, 2010. The municipal seat is in bold characters.
| # | Locality | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Helsingborg Helsingborg Helsingborg is a city and the seat of Helsingborg Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 97,122 inhabitants in 2010. Helsingborg is the centre of an area in the Øresund region of about 320,000 inhabitants in north-west Scania, and is Sweden's closest point to Denmark, with the Danish city... |
97,122 |
| 2 | Rydebäck Rydebäck Rydebäck is a bimunicipal locality situated in Helsingborg Municipality and Landskrona Municipality in Skåne County, Sweden with 4,485 inhabitants in 2005.- References :... |
5,141 |
| 3 | Ödåkra Ödåkra Ödåkra is a locality situated in Helsingborg Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 4,771 inhabitants in 2005. It is situated just north-east of Helsingborg and could be regarded a suburb of that city. Ödåkra is known for its distillery, which existed 1897-1976 and gave the name to Ödåkra Taffel... |
4,920 |
| 4 | Hittarp Hittarp Hittarp is a locality situated in Helsingborg Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 3,837 inhabitants in 2005.... |
4,075 |
| 5 | Påarp Påarp Påarp is a locality situated in Helsingborg Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 2,728 inhabitants in 2005.... |
2,789 |
| 6 | Bårslöv Bårslöv Bårslöv is a locality situated in Helsingborg Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 2,682 inhabitants in 2005.... |
2,682 |
| 7 | Mörarp Mörarp Mörarp is a locality situated in Helsingborg Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 1,744 inhabitants in 2005.... |
1,893 |
| 8 | Gantofta Gantofta Gantofta is a locality situated in Helsingborg Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 1,387 inhabitants in 2005.... |
1,338 |
| 9 | Allerum Allerum Allerum is a locality situated in Helsingborg Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 628 inhabitants in 2005.... |
716 |
| 10 | Kattarp Kattarp Kattarp is a locality situated in Helsingborg Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 706 inhabitants in 2005.... |
688 |
| 11 | Vallåkra Vallåkra Vallåkra is a locality situated in Helsingborg Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 594 inhabitants in 2005.... |
642 |
| 12 | Domsten Domsten Domsten is a locality situated in Helsingborg Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 566 inhabitants in 2005.... |
617 |
| 13 | Hasslarp Hasslarp Hasslarp is a locality situated in Helsingborg Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 447 inhabitants in 2005.... |
474 |
| 14 | Utvälinge Utvälinge Utvälinge is a locality situated in Helsingborg Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 213 inhabitants in 2005.... |
227 |
| 15 | Tånga och Rögle Tånga och Rögle Tånga och Rögle is a locality situated in Helsingborg Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 230 inhabitants in 2005.- References :... |
223 |
1) Rydebäck is bimunicipal http://w41.scb.se/templates/Publikation____186288.asp locality as a minor part of it (with about 40 inhabitants) is located in Landskrona Municipality
Landskrona Municipality
Landskrona Municipality is a municipality in Skåne County in Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Landskrona.The island of Ven was added to the City of Landskrona in 1959. The amalgamations leading to the present municipality took place in 1967, 1969 and 1974...
.
2) Population for Helsingborg tätort-locality 2009
Twin towns — Sister cities
Helsingborg is twinnedTown twinning
Twin towns and sister cities are two of many terms used to describe the cooperative agreements between towns, cities, and even counties in geographically and politically distinct areas to promote cultural and commercial ties.- Terminology :...
with:
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External links
- Helsingborg Municipality - Official site
- The local daily newspaper