Alingsås Municipality
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Municipality | ||
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| Country | Sweden | |
| County | Västra Götaland County | |
| Seat | Alingsås | |
| Area[1] | ||
| • 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 2017)[2] | ||
| • Total | 40,390 | |
| • Density | 73/km2 (190/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. | ||
Alingsås Municipality (Alingsås kommun) is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Alingsås.
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.
Contents
1 Location, population
2 Sister cities
3 Politics
4 References
5 External links
Location, population
Alingsås is part (together with 12 other municipalities) of the Gothenburg Metropolitan Area with 900,000 inhabitants. As of 1 January 2011 Alingsås municipality had 37,825 inhabitants. Most people live in Alingsås city (ca 25,000 inhabitants).
Sister cities
Alingsås has seven sister cities:
Leisi, Estonia
Karis, Finland
Kartong, Gambia
Mont-de-Marsan, France
Ocatal, Nicaragua
Skedsmo, Norway
Tårnby, Denmark
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%
References
^ "Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014" (Microsoft Excel) (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. Retrieved 2014-04-18..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ "Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 31 december 2017" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 21, 2018. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
External links
Alingsås Municipality - Official site
(in Swedish) Articles Alingsås and Alingsås manufakturverk - From Nordisk familjebok
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Coordinates: 57°56′N 12°32′E / 57.933°N 12.533°E / 57.933; 12.533
