Alingsås Municipality


Alingsås Municipality 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 was amalgamated with Bjärke and Hemsjö.

Location, population

Alingsås is part of the Gothenburg Metropolitan Area with 900 000 inhabitants. Alingsås municipality has today 37 825 inhabitants. Most people live in Alingsås city.

Sister cities

Alingsås has seven sister cities:
Result of the 2010 election
Moderate Party 27,90%
Centre Party 6,18%
Liberal People's Party 9,99%
Christian Democrats 8,74%
Swedish Social Democratic Party 25,72%
Left Party 6,16%
Green Party 9,49%
Sweden Democrats 4,75%
Other Parties 1,06%