Kungälv Municipality

Kungälv Municipality
Kungälvs kommun
Municipality

Coat of arms
Country Sweden
County Västra Götaland County
Seat Kungälv
Area[1]
 • Total 682.43 km2 (263.49 sq mi)
 • Land 362.59 km2 (140.00 sq mi)
 • Water 319.84 km2 (123.49 sq mi)
  Area as of January 1, 2014.
Population (December 31, 2015)[2]
 • Total 42,730
 • Density 63/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
ISO 3166 code SE
Province Bohuslän
Municipal code 1482
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.

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.

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 Bohus Fortress (one of Sweden's finest fortresses) faces the city of Kungälv.

Kareby IS after the second national bandy title in 2015

Kareby IS, which play their home matches at Skarpe Nord in Kungälv, are the reigning bandy champions for women as of 2016.[3][4] They also won the title in 2011 and 2015.

Localities

References

  1. ↑ "Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014" (Microsoft Excel) (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
  2. ↑ "Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 31 december 2015" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 22, 2016. Retrieved February 23, 2016.
  3. ↑ Picture before the 2016 final
  4. ↑ Picture from the prize ceremony of the 2016 final

External links

Coordinates: 57°52′N 11°58′E / 57.867°N 11.967°E / 57.867; 11.967

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