Halland County
Halland County
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Halland County in Sweden | |
Location map of Halland County in Sweden | |
| Coordinates: 56°43′00″N 12°49′16″E / 56.71667°N 12.82111°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Founded | 1719 |
| Capital | Halmstad |
| Municipalities | |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Anders Thornberg |
| • Council | Region Halland |
| Area | |
• Total | 5,454 km2 (2,106 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2023) | |
• Total | 343,746 |
| • Density | 63/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Total | SEK 102 billion €10.920 billion (2015) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | SE-N |
| NUTS Region | SE231 |
| Website | www |
Halland County (Swedish: Hallands län, [ˈhǎlːan(d)s ˈlɛːn]) 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. Prince Julian, the son of Prince Carl Philip, is Duke of Halland.
It borders the counties of Västra Götaland, Jönköping, Kronoberg, Scania and the sea of the Kattegat.