Kungsbacka Municipality

Kungsbacka Municipality (Kungsbacka kommun) is a municipality in Halland County on the Swedish west coast, some 30 km south of Gothenburg. The municipal seat is located in the town Kungsbacka.

Kungsbacka Municipality
Kungsbacka kommun
Municipality
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 57°29′N 12°04′E
CountrySweden
CountyHalland County
SeatKungsbacka
Area
[1]
 • Total1,472.94 km2 (568.71 sq mi)
 • Land606.67 km2 (234.24 sq mi)
 • Water866.27 km2 (334.47 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 (31 December 2023)[2]
 • Total85,653
 • Density58/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceHalland
Municipal code1384
Websitewww.kungsbacka.se
Density is calculated using land area only.

In 1969 Tölö was merged into the City of Kungsbacka. In 1971 the municipality was created when the city amalgamated with Särö. The final step was taken in 1974 when three more former municipalities were added to form the new entity.

Kungsbacka Municipality is closely integrated in the region of Metropolitan Gothenburg, but despite this it is administratively not a part of Västra Götaland County like the rest of the region.

A local geographical landmark is the glacial ridge Fjärås bräcka, to the south of Kungsbacka, but it is the coast that is the predominant geographical feature. The municipality receives its drinking water from the nearby lake Lygnern; the water undergoes a natural filtering process as it trickles through the ridge, contributing to its quality.

Localities

There are 22 urban areas (also called a tätort or locality) in Kungsbacka Municipality.

In the table the localities are listed according to the size of the population as of 31 December 2005. The municipal seat is in bold characters.

#LocalityPopulation
1Kungsbacka17,784
2Onsala11,375
3Billdal 1)9,609
4Åsa3,218
5Särö2,982
6Fjärås kyrkby2,213
7Frillesås 2)1,924
8Backa1,516
9Vallda1,439
10Anneberg1,398
11Västra Hagen810
12Ölmanäs787
13Buerås556
14Halla Heberg509
15Lerkil411
16Gundal och Högås363
17Hagryd-Dala355
18Hjälmared341
19Brattås339
20Kläppa298
21Hjälm251
22Röda Holme201

1) Billdal is a bimunicipal locality. About 3,000 of the inhabitants are in Gothenburg Municipality.

2) A minor part of Frillesås is in Varberg Municipality.

Demographics

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

In total there were 83,376 residents, including 64,298 Swedish citizens of voting age.[3] 34.6% voted for the left coalition and 64.4% for the right coalition. The right coalition won all 46 electoral districts in the municipality, making Kungsbacka the largest municipality in Sweden where this occurred. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.

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 och befolkningsförändringar - Kvartal 4, 2023" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 22, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  3. "Valresultat 2022 för Kungsbacka i riksdagsvalet" (in Swedish). SVT. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
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