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Halmstad

Northern Europe

Halmstad is a port, university, industrial and recreational city at the mouth of the Nissan river, in the province of Halland on Sweden's west coast, roughly midway between Gothenburg and Malmo. It is the seat of Halmstad Municipality and the capital of Halland County; the city had a population of 71,422 in 2020, out of a municipal total of over 100,000, making it Sweden's nineteenth largest city.

Facts
Population
71,422 1
Area (sq km)
34.13 2
Population Estimate Year
2020 2
Elevation (m)
11 2
Latitude
56.673972 degrees north 2
Longitude
12.857278 degrees east 2
Sources
1. Halmstad (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox, population
    population = 71,422 <!-- This is the official figure from Statistics Sweden (Statistiska centralbyrån). -->
  • In Group: Cities of Northern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. Halmstad (Wikidata)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 56.673972, longitude 12.857278
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 11 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 34.13 sq km
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population (2020)
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Wikidata: Halmstad
Wikidata Q26521, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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