Alingsås Municipality
Alingsås Municipality (Alingsås kommun) is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Alingsås.
Alingsås Municipality
Alingsås kommun | |
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 Alingsås town hall | |
 Coat of arms | |
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| Coordinates: 57°56′N 12°32′E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| County | Västra Götaland County |
| Seat | Alingsås |
| Area | |
| • Total | 551.17 km2 (212.81 sq mi) |
| • Land | 472.03 km2 (182.25 sq mi) |
| • Water | 79.14 km2 (30.56 sq mi) |
| Area as of 1 January 2014. | |
| Population (31 December 2021)[2] | |
| • Total | 41,853 |
| • Density | 76/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | SE |
| Province | Västergötland |
| Municipal code | 1489 |
| Website | www.alingsas.se |
| Density is calculated using land area only. | |
The present municipality was formed in 1974 then the former City of Alingsås (itself a municipality of unitary type since the subdivision reform of 1971) was amalgamated with Bjärke and Hemsjö.
Location, population
Alingsås is part (together with 12 other municipalities) of the Gothenburg Metropolitan Area with 900 000 inhabitants. As of 31 December 2019 Alingsås municipality had 41,420 inhabitants, most of which lived in Alingsås city (ca 25,000).
Politics
Result of the 2010 election:
- Moderate Party 27,90%
- Centre Party 6,18%
- Liberal People's Party 9,99%
- Christian Democrats 8,74%
- Swedish Social Democratic Party 25,72%
- Left Party 6,16%
- Green Party 9,49%
- Sweden Democrats 4,75%
- Other Parties 1,06%
Sister cities
Alingsås has seven sister cities:
References
- "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 i riket, län och kommuner 31 december 2021" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 22, 2022. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Alingsås Municipality.
- Alingsås Municipality - Official site
- (in Swedish) Articles Alingsås and Alingsås manufakturverk - From Nordisk familjebok
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