Ale Municipality
Ale kommun
Municipality
Coat of arms of Ale Municipality
Coat of arms
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
[1]
 • Total332.1359 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 2021)[2]
 • Total32,148
 • Density97/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceVästergötland
Municipal code1440
Websitewww.ale.se

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 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

Inhabitants figures from 2020.

Demographics

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]

Residents include everyone registered as living in the district, regardless of age or citizenship status. Valid voters indicate Swedish citizens above the age of 18 who therefore can vote in general elections. Left vote and right vote indicate the result between the two major blocs in said district in the 2022 general election. Employment indicates the share of people between the ages of 20 and 64 who are working taxpayers. Foreign background is defined as residents either born abroad or with two parents born outside of Sweden. Median income is the received monthly income through either employment, capital gains or social grants for the median adult above 20, also including pensioners in Swedish kronor. The section about college graduates indicates any degree accumulated after high school.

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.

Sister cities

Ale has two sister cities:

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 i riket, län och kommuner 31 december 2021" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 22, 2022. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 "Valresultat 2022 för Ale i riksdagsvalet" (in Swedish). SVT. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
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