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Kungälv Municipality Kungälvs kommun | |
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 Kungälv City Hall | |
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| Coordinates: 57°52′N 11°58′E / 57.867°N 11.967°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| County | Västra Götaland County |
| Seat | Kungälv |
| Area | |
• Total | 682.43 km2 (263.49 sq mi) |
| • Land | 362.59 km2 (140.00 sq mi) |
| • Water | 319.84 km2 (123.49 sq mi) |
| Area as of 1 January 2014. | |
| Population (31 December 2023)[2] | |
• Total | 49,785 |
| • Density | 73/km2 (190/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | SE |
| Province | Bohuslän |
| Municipal code | 1482 |
| Website | www.kungalv.se |
Kungälv Municipality (Kungälvs kommun) is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Kungälv. It is the 50th largest municipality in Sweden by population size, which exceeded 50 000 during May 2024.[3]
The present municipality was formed in 1971 through the amalgamation of the City of Kungälv, the City of Marstrand and territories belonging to four rural municipalities. In 1974 a minor part (situated on the island of Hisingen) was transferred to Gothenburg Municipality.
Geography
[edit]Geographically it borders to Gothenburg Municipality (south), Ale Municipality (east), Lilla Edet Municipality (north-east) and Stenungsund Municipality (north). To the east flows the river Göta älv and to the south, marking the border to Gothenburg, flows the river Nordre älv. On an island in the river, the medieval Bohus Fortress faces the city of Kungälv.
Localities
[edit]- Marstrand, which was historically a largely autonomous island territory as the Marstrand Free Port. It's the location of the stone fortress Carlsten.
- Diseröd
- Kareby
- Kode
- Kungälv
- Kärna
- Solberga, where the oldest parts of the church dates back to the 12th century
- Årsnäs
Demographics
[edit]This is a demographic table based on Kungälv Municipality's electoral districts in the 2022 Swedish general election sourced from SVT's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official statistics.[4]
In total there were 48,219 residents, including 36,298 Swedish citizens of voting age.[4] 43.6 % voted for the left coalition and 54.9 % for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.
| Location | Residents | Citizen adults | Left vote | Right vote | Employed | Swedish parents | Foreign heritage | Income SEK | Degree |
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| % | % | ||||||||
| Aröd-Skålldal | 1,424 | 1,132 | 35.3 | 63.0 | 89 | 93 | 7 | 29,533 | 37 |
| Centrum | 1,380 | 1,218 | 48.5 | 50.7 | 81 | 88 | 12 | 24,728 | 45 |
| Diseröd-Dösebacka | 1,904 | 1,341 | 43.3 | 54.4 | 88 | 85 | 15 | 29,608 | 41 |
| Fontin-Gamla Staden | 1,532 | 1,215 | 45.1 | 53.6 | 82 | 83 | 17 | 29,004 | 46 |
| Fridhem-Tveten | 1,894 | 1,428 | 52.7 | 46.4 | 84 | 85 | 15 | 27,749 | 49 |
| Harestad | 1,117 | 827 | 42.2 | 57.1 | 89 | 89 | 11 | 30,121 | 38 |
| Hålta-Lökeberg | 1,309 | 1,016 | 39.8 | 59.2 | 87 | 92 | 8 | 31,111 | 43 |
| Kareby-Ullstorp | 1,970 | 1,356 | 39.1 | 59.9 | 91 | 90 | 10 | 34,842 | 48 |
| Kode | 1,590 | 1,095 | 40.9 | 58.3 | 89 | 89 | 11 | 30,793 | 46 |
| Komarken N-G:a Grinden | 1,902 | 1,440 | 55.8 | 42.2 | 76 | 63 | 37 | 24,391 | 38 |
| Komarken S-Grinden | 1,595 | 1,265 | 47.1 | 51.0 | 86 | 86 | 14 | 31,809 | 52 |
| Komarken V | 1,621 | 1,200 | 53.8 | 43.1 | 72 | 56 | 44 | 22,773 | 28 |
| Komarken Ö | 1,072 | 900 | 52.0 | 44.9 | 74 | 73 | 27 | 22,723 | 34 |
| Kovikshamn-Glose | 1,836 | 1,476 | 43.4 | 55.4 | 86 | 92 | 8 | 29,808 | 46 |
| Kärna-Staby | 2,038 | 1,450 | 40.7 | 57.7 | 87 | 90 | 10 | 30,321 | 41 |
| Lundby-Skårby-Arnebo | 1,552 | 1,154 | 39.4 | 59.4 | 90 | 93 | 7 | 31,261 | 38 |
| Marstrand | 1,408 | 1,272 | 32.7 | 66.2 | 82 | 92 | 8 | 29,967 | 52 |
| Munkegärde | 1,863 | 1,394 | 46.7 | 52.6 | 88 | 83 | 17 | 30,022 | 44 |
| Rollsbo-Bredsten | 1,239 | 969 | 44.6 | 53.3 | 89 | 89 | 11 | 32,664 | 55 |
| Sadelmakaren-Reparatören | 1,193 | 1,035 | 52.4 | 46.0 | 76 | 82 | 18 | 22,095 | 37 |
| Skälebräcke-Kongahälla | 2,557 | 2,113 | 43.6 | 55.0 | 86 | 80 | 20 | 29,309 | 42 |
| Solberg-Duvesjön | 1,677 | 1,233 | 38.0 | 60.5 | 88 | 88 | 12 | 30,302 | 39 |
| Solberga-Rörtången | 1,676 | 1,277 | 40.8 | 58.5 | 89 | 93 | 7 | 32,126 | 45 |
| Sparrås-Tornhaga | 1,880 | 1,334 | 47.3 | 51.2 | 82 | 87 | 13 | 28,865 | 47 |
| Tega-Vena-Ulvesund | 2,781 | 2,108 | 40.1 | 58.2 | 89 | 88 | 12 | 33,640 | 54 |
| Tjuvkil-Instön-Tofta | 2,073 | 1,656 | 38.2 | 60.8 | 88 | 93 | 7 | 33,787 | 50 |
| Ulvegärde-Solbräcke | 2,112 | 1,446 | 42.0 | 56.1 | 84 | 82 | 18 | 30,291 | 45 |
| Ytterby C-Kastellegården | 2,024 | 1,578 | 47.1 | 50.7 | 84 | 83 | 17 | 25,940 | 44 |
| Source: SVT[4] | |||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ "Folkmängd och befolkningsförändringar - Kvartal 4, 2023" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 22, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
- ^ Haag, Camilla (2024-06-04). "Kungälv - 50 000 invånare". Socialdemokraterna (in Swedish). Retrieved 2024-07-26.
- ^ a b c "Valresultat 2022 för Kungälv i riksdagsvalet" (in Swedish). SVT. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
External links
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Media related to Kungälv Municipality at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
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