Halland County
county (län) in Sweden
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Summary
Halland County is a county of Sweden[1]. It draws 580 Wikipedia views per month (county of sweden category, ranking #20 of 21).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Sweden[3]
- Country: Sweden[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Kattegat[5]
- Head of government: Brittis Benzler[6]
- Capital: Halmstad[7]
- Shares border with: Västra Götaland County[8], Jönköping County[9], Kronoberg County[10], Skåne County[11]
- Operator: Halland County Administrative Board[12]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Kungsbacka Municipality[13], Varberg Municipality[14], Falkenberg Municipality[15], Hylte Municipality[16], Halmstad Municipality[17], Laholm Municipality[18], Region Halland[19]
- Coat of arms: Герб Халланда[20]
- Commons category: Halland County[21]
- Licence plate code: N[22]
- Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[23]
- Inception: 1658[24]
- Official website: http://www.n.lst.se/[25]
- Topic's main category: Category:Halland County[26]
- Population: 322,343[27], 323,729[28], 324,825[29], 327,248[30], 328,524[31], 329,352[32], 330,310[33], 331,650[34], 332,774[35], 333,848[36], 334,601[37], 335,477[38], 336,132[39], 336,748[40]
- Office held by head of government: governor of Halland County[41]
- Replaces: Laholms län[42], Halmstads län[43]
Why It Matters
Halland County has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] It is known by 72 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]