Ale Municipality

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Ale Municipality (Ale kommun) is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Nödinge-Nol, more precisely in Alafors at 57°55′33″N 12°5′1″E / 57.92583°N 12.08361°E / 57.92583; 12.08361

Ale Municipality
Ale kommun
Coat of arms of Ale Municipality
Coordinates: 57°55′30″N 12°05′13″E / 57.925°N 12.0869°E / 57.925; 12.0869
CountrySweden
CountyVästra Götaland County
SeatNödinge-Nol
Area
 • Total
332.1359 km2 (128.2384 sq mi)
 • Land317.0959 km2 (122.4314 sq mi)
 • Water15.04 km2 (5.81 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 (31 December 2023)[2]
 • Total
32,446
 • Density98/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceVästergötland
Municipal code1440
Websitewww.ale.se

Ale Municipality was created in 1974, when the former municipalities of Nödinge, Skepplanda and Starrkärr were amalgamated. The new entity got its name from the old Ale Hundred, which had approximately the same territory.

It built one of the first indoor bandy arenas in Sweden (and subsequently in the world), which was the first in Götaland, located in Bohuslän.

Localities

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Inhabitants figures from 2020.

Demographics

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This is a demographic table based on Ale 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 32,109 residents, including 23,187 Swedish citizens of voting age.[3] 45.4% voted for the left coalition and 52.9% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.

Religion

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Sister cities

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Ale has two sister cities:

References

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  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 Ale i riksdagsvalet" (in Swedish). SVT. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
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