Alingsås Municipality

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Alingsås kommun
County Västra Götaland County
Province Västergötland
Seat Alingsås
Area
 • Total area
 • Land area		 177th of 290
554.59 km²
474.90 km²
Population
 • Total
 66th of 290
36,481 inhabitants
Density
 • Total		 69th of 290
76.8 inhabitants/km²
Website http://www.alingsas.se/
Area & population from SCB as of December 31, 2006

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.

[edit] Localities

Population figures from 2000.

  • Alingsås (seat) 22,000
  • Sollebrunn 1,400
  • Ingared 1,300
  • Västra Bodarna 1,000
  • Gräfsnäs 400
  • Stora Mellby 300
  • Norsesund (partly) 250
  • Hjälmared 200

[edit] Sister cities

Alingsås has seven sister cities:

[edit] External links

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Localities in Alingsås Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden
Localities:
Alingsås (seat)  · Gräfsnäs  · Hjälmared  · Ingared  · Norsesund (part of)  · Sollebrunn  · Stora Mellby  · Västra Bodarna