Helsingborg Municipality

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 132,011 on January 1, 2013, and the population is increasing by roughly 1,500 people annually.

Helsinborg
Helsingborgs stad
Municipality
Helsingborgs kommun
Helsingborg City Hall
Coat of arms
CountrySweden
CountySkåne County
SeatHelsingborg
Government
 • MayorPeter Danielsson (M)
Area
 • Total423.97 km2 (163.70 sq mi)
 • Land344.01 km2 (132.82 sq mi)
 • Water79.96 km2 (30.87 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 (31 December 2019)[2]
 • Total147,734
 • Density350/km2 (900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceScania
Municipal code1283
Websitewww.helsingborg.se
Density is calculated using land area only.

Between 1912 and 1971 the name of the town was officially spelled Hälsingborg (rather like the region of Hälsingland but unlike neighbouring Danish Helsingør and the Finnish capital Helsingfors (Helsinki)). The spelling was changed back to the older version when the present municipality was created in 1971 through the amalgamation of the Town of Hälsingborg with four surrounding rural municipalities. Since the 1990s the municipality again styles itself Helsingborgs stad (Town of Helsingborg). This usage is only nominal and has no effect on the status of the municipality.

Localities

As of 2018, there were 16 urban areas the municipality.

#LocalityPopulation
1Helsingborg109,869
2Rydebäck (part of)6,429
3Ödåkra5,413
4Hittarp4,670
5Påarp2,959
6Bårslöv2,774
7Mörarp1,889
8Gantofta1,356
9Vallåkra828
10Kattarp732
11Allerum725
12Domsten602
13Hasslarp600
14Tånga och Rögle230
15Utvälinge230
16Fleninge208

International relations
Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Sweden

Twin towns — sister cities

Helsingborg is twinned with:[3]

See also

References
  1. "Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 2014-01-01. Archived from the original (Microsoft Excel) on 2016-09-27. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
  2. "Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 31 december 2019" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 20, 2020. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
  3. "Vänorter" (in Swedish). Helsingborg Municipality. Retrieved 2019-07-28.

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