Halland County

Halland County, or Hallands län, is a County or län on the western coast of Sweden. It borders the counties of Västra Götaland, Jönköping, Kronoberg, Skåne and the sea of the Kattegat.

**Hallands län**

County	SE-N, SE0A1
Residence City	Halmstad
Governor	Karin Starrin
County Council	Landstinget Halland
Province	Hallandia
Created	1719
Area - Total - Percent	Ranked 19th 5,454 km² 1.3 %
Population - Total (1999) - Percent - Density	Ranked 11th 273,537 3.1 % 50.1/km²
GRP - Total (2004) - Percent - GRP/capita	Ranked 9th 61,339 Million SEK 2.61 % 221,000 SEK

Map highlighting the location of Halland County in Sweden

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Province

For History, Geography and Culture see: Hallandia

Hallandia, the historical province Halland, has virtually the same boundaries as the current administrative entity, Halland County. The major exception is the eastern part of the municipality of Hylte, which belonged to the province of Smalandia.

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Administration

Main article: Halland County Administrative Board

The main aim of the County Administrative Board is to fulfil the goals set in national politics by the Parliament and the Government, to coordinate the interests and promote the development of the county, to establish regional goals and safeguard the due process of law in the handling of each case. The County Administrative Board is nominally a Government Agency headed by a Governor. See List of Halland Governors.

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Politics

Main article: Municipalities of Halland

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Heraldry

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