Alingsås Municipality
Alingsås kommun
Municipality
Alingsås town hall
Alingsås town hall
Coat of arms of Alingsås Municipality
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 57°56′N 12°32′E / 57.933°N 12.533°E / 57.933; 12.533
CountrySweden
CountyVästra Götaland County
SeatAlingsås
Area
[1]
 • Total551.17 km2 (212.81 sq mi)
 • Land472.03 km2 (182.25 sq mi)
 • Water79.14 km2 (30.56 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 (31 December 2021)[2]
 • Total41,853
 • Density76/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceVästergötland
Municipal code1489
Websitewww.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.

Location, population

Alingsås is part (together with 12 other municipalities) of the Gothenburg Metropolitan Area with 900,000 inhabitants. As of 31 December 2021 Alingsås Municipality had 41,853 inhabitants, most of which lived in Alingsås city (ca 25,000).

Demographics

This is a demographic table based on Alingsås Municipality's electoral districts in the 2022 Swedish general election sourced from SVT's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official statistics.[3]

Residents include everyone registered as living in the district, regardless of age or citizenship status. Valid voters indicate Swedish citizens above the age of 18 who therefore can vote in general elections. Left vote and right vote indicate the result between the two major blocs in said district in the 2022 general election. Employment indicates the share of people between the ages of 20 and 64 who are working taxpayers. Foreign background is defined as residents either born abroad or with two parents born outside of Sweden. Median income is the received monthly income through either employment, capital gains or social grants for the median adult above 20, also including pensioners in Swedish kronor. The section about college graduates indicates any degree accumulated after high school.

In total there were 41,777 residents, including 31,871 Swedish citizens of voting age.[3] 49.1 % voted for the left coalition and 49.4 % for the right coalition.

Sister cities

Alingsås has seven sister cities:

References

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ "Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 31 december 2021" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 22, 2022. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 "Valresultat 2022 för Alingsås i riksdagsvalet" (in Swedish). SVT. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
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