Kungälv Municipality Explained

Kungälv Municipality
Native Name:Kungälvs kommun
Native Name Lang:sv
Settlement Type:Municipality
Coordinates:57.8667°N 69°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Sweden
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1:Västra Götaland County
Seat Type:Seat
Seat:Kungälv
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Note:Area as of .
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+1
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+2
Blank Name Sec1:Province
Blank Info Sec1:Bohuslän
Blank1 Name Sec1:Municipal code
Blank1 Info Sec1:1482
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Iso Code:SE
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.[1]

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

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.[2]

In total there were 48,219 residents, including 36,298 Swedish citizens of voting age.[2] 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
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Aröd-Skålldal1,4241,13235.363.08993729,53337
Centrum1,3801,21848.550.781881224,72845
Diseröd-Dösebacka1,9041,34143.354.488851529,60841
Fontin-Gamla Staden1,5321,21545.153.682831729,00446
Fridhem-Tveten1,8941,42852.746.484851527,74949
Harestad1,11782742.257.189891130,12138
Hålta-Lökeberg1,3091,01639.859.28792831,11143
Kareby-Ullstorp1,9701,35639.159.991901034,84248
Kode1,5901,09540.958.389891130,79346
Komarken N-G:a Grinden1,9021,44055.842.276633724,39138
Komarken S-Grinden1,5951,26547.151.086861431,80952
Komarken V1,6211,20053.843.172564422,77328
Komarken Ö1,07290052.044.974732722,72334
Kovikshamn-Glose1,8361,47643.455.48692829,80846
Kärna-Staby2,0381,45040.757.787901030,32141
Lundby-Skårby-Arnebo1,5521,15439.459.49093731,26138
Marstrand1,4081,27232.766.28292829,96752
Munkegärde1,8631,39446.752.688831730,02244
Rollsbo-Bredsten1,23996944.653.389891132,66455
Sadelmakaren-Reparatören1,1931,03552.446.076821822,09537
Skälebräcke-Kongahälla2,5572,11343.655.086802029,30942
Solberg-Duvesjön1,6771,23338.060.588881230,30239
Solberga-Rörtången1,6761,27740.858.58993732,12645
Sparrås-Tornhaga1,8801,33447.351.282871328,86547
Tega-Vena-Ulvesund2,7812,10840.158.289881233,64054
Tjuvkil-Instön-Tofta2,0731,65638.260.88893733,78750
Ulvegärde-Solbräcke2,1121,44642.056.184821830,29145
Ytterby C-Kastellegården2,0241,57847.150.784831725,94044
Source: SVT

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Haag . Camilla . 2024-06-04 . Kungälv - 50 000 invånare . 2024-07-26 . Socialdemokraterna . sv-SE.
  2. Web site: Valresultat 2022 för Kungälv i riksdagsvalet. SVT. sv. 11 September 2022. 14 January 2024.