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Kungälv Municipality

Kungälvs kommun
Kungälv City Hall
Kungälv City Hall
Coat of arms of Kungälv Municipality
Coat of arms
Kungälv Municipality in Västra Götaland County.png
Country Sweden
County Västra Götaland County
Seat Kungälv
Area
 • Total 685.86 km2 (264.81 sq mi)
 • Land 364.73 km2 (140.82 sq mi)
 • Water 321.13 km2 (123.99 sq mi)
  Area as of January 1, 2010.
Population
 (June 30, 2012)
 • Total 41,002
 • Density 59.7819/km2 (154.8344/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.

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

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

  • 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

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.

In total there were 48,219 residents, including 36,298 Swedish citizens of voting age. 43.6 % voted for the left coalition and 54.9 % for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.

See also

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