Kungsbacka Municipality

Municipality in Halland County, Sweden
Kungsbacka Municipality
Kungsbacka kommun
Municipality
Coat of arms of Kungsbacka Municipality
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 57°29′N 12°04′E / 57.483°N 12.067°E / 57.483; 12.067
CountrySweden
CountyHalland County
SeatKungsbacka
Area
 • 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.

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.

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.

# Locality Population
1 Kungsbacka 17,784
2 Onsala 11,375
3 Billdal 1) 9,609
4 Åsa 3,218
5 Särö 2,982
6 Fjärås kyrkby 2,213
7 Frillesås 2) 1,924
8 Backa 1,516
9 Vallda 1,439
10 Anneberg 1,398
11 Västra Hagen 810
12 Ölmanäs 787
13 Buerås 556
14 Halla Heberg 509
15 Lerkil 411
16 Gundal och Högås 363
17 Hagryd-Dala 355
18 Hjälmared 341
19 Brattås 339
20 Kläppa 298
21 Hjälm 251
22 Röda Holme 201

1) Billdal is a bimunicipal [1][permanent dead link] 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.

Location Residents Citizen
adults 		Left vote Right vote Employed Swedish
parents 		Foreign
heritage 		Income
SEK 		Degree
% %
Anneberg 1,854 1,369 39.8 59.0 89 91 9 31,316 54
Björkris 2,051 1,277 36.7 61.3 79 75 25 27,708 46
Bukärr C 2,348 1,787 25.6 73.1 85 90 10 35,463 65
Fjärås N 2,315 1,694 39.0 59.7 86 87 13 28,524 38
Fjärås S 1,748 1,233 33.3 65.4 88 88 12 29,054 37
Fjärås/Må 2,292 1,603 39.8 59.2 86 86 14 27,044 40
Fors 1,587 1,179 42.5 56.4 88 93 7 33,146 61
Forsbäck/Oskarsberg 2,558 1,887 29.3 70.5 89 90 10 36,565 60
Frillesås Kust 1,971 1,447 40.9 58.0 85 91 9 29,727 50
Frillesås Landsbygd 2,055 1,488 39.2 58.8 87 90 10 29,008 36
Gottskär 1,555 1,232 24.3 74.7 86 91 9 34,377 59
Gällinge/Idala 1,931 1,474 37.3 61.5 87 91 9 27,617 33
Hammerö 1,414 1,104 38.2 60.0 81 80 20 25,739 44
Hammerö S/V 1,624 1,251 35.3 63.5 83 85 15 27,796 48
Hanhals 1,351 1,014 36.1 63.2 88 91 9 29,896 42
Hede 1,624 1,187 43.0 56.5 87 90 10 30,598 54
Hålabäck 1,925 1,496 41.4 57.1 84 83 17 26,594 41
Innerstaden 1,258 1,149 32.3 66.3 83 86 14 27,877 36
Kolla N 1,444 1,175 36.1 63.4 90 88 12 30,641 56
Kolla S 1,189 909 32.1 67.0 91 89 11 31,697 50
Kullavik C 1,840 1,439 30.2 69.4 86 89 11 34,309 61
Kyvik 2,104 1,590 23.3 76.3 83 91 9 39,605 72
Malevik/Släps Inland 2,153 1,578 28.6 70.7 87 89 11 35,609 60
Onsala Kyrka 2,010 1,553 31.5 67.1 85 89 11 32,536 56
Onsala Rydet 1,912 1,430 29.8 69.1 90 90 10 33,736 55
Presse/Skällared 2,169 1,563 31.8 67.5 92 91 9 34,060 56
Släps Kullen 2,307 1,765 22.0 77.5 85 91 9 44,611 73
Särö 1,905 1,461 23.8 75.2 84 88 12 34,947 59
Södra Onsala 1,376 1,064 29.0 69.9 84 90 10 34,683 60
Tingberget 1,324 1,149 39.1 59.8 84 83 17 25,350 41
Tölö 1,935 1,292 38.6 60.4 90 88 12 33,493 56
Vallda Backa 2,003 1,471 38.0 61.6 89 93 7 31,167 51
Vallda Bröndome 1,529 1,126 31.2 66.8 88 89 11 30,223 44
Vallda Lerkil 1,886 1,442 31.2 68.3 87 91 9 32,375 50
Vallda Sandö 1,892 1,401 34.2 64.9 89 92 8 35,096 62
Varla N 2,181 1,711 38.1 61.5 85 86 14 28,780 49
Varla S 2,039 1,625 44.4 53.9 80 80 20 23,296 31
Vässingö/Röda Holme 1,613 1,282 33.5 65.7 89 91 9 31,956 58
Västra Onsala 2,439 1,806 33.5 65.4 89 92 8 31,570 45
Västra Villastaden 1,584 1,263 39.1 60.5 83 85 15 27,602 44
Åsa C 2,013 1,521 40.6 58.1 85 89 11 27,610 44
Åsa Kust 1,499 1,223 34.4 64.4 82 89 11 32,071 54
Älvsåker 1,862 1,387 39.0 59.4 89 90 10 31,023 41
Ö Villastaden 1,857 1,535 39.5 59.1 84 91 9 28,011 50
Ölmanäs 1,850 1,418 34.2 64.6 89 93 7 33,388 61
Ölmevalla Ö 1,828 1,248 39.8 59.6 86 87 13 31,244 46
Source: SVT[3]

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. ^ a b c "Valresultat 2022 för Kungsbacka i riksdagsvalet" (in Swedish). SVT. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2024.

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