Alingsås Municipality




Municipality in Västra Götaland County, Sweden






































































Alingsås Municipality
Alingsås kommun

Municipality


Coat of arms of Alingsås Municipality
Coat of arms


Alingsås Municipality in Västra Götaland County.png
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





  1. ^ "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}


  2. ^ "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




Coordinates: 57°56′N 12°32′E / 57.933°N 12.533°E / 57.933; 12.533







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