Alingsås Municipality

Alingsås kommun
—  Municipality  —
Coat of arms
Country	Sweden
County	Västra Götaland County
Seat	Alingsås
Area[1]
• Total	554.59 km2 (214.13 sq mi)
• Land	474.9 km2 (183.4 sq mi)
• Water	79.69 km2 (30.77 sq mi)
	Area as of January 1, 2010.
Population (June 30, 2010)[2]
• Total	37,813
• Density	68/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code
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.

Location, population

Alingsås is part (together with 12 other municipalities) of the Gothenburg Metropolitan Area with 900 000 inhabitants. Alingsås municipality has today (2011-01-01) 37 825 inhabitants. Most people lives in Alingsås city (ca 25 000 inhab).

Sister cities

Alingsås has seven sister cities:

• Leisi, Estonia
• Karis, Finland
• Kartong, Gambia
• Mont-de-Marsan, France
• Ocatal, Nicaragua
• Skedsmo, Norway
• Tårnby, Denmark

References

External links

• Alingsås Municipality - Official site
• (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