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Kovikshamn och Åkerhög
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Urban area in Kungälv Municipality, Västra Götaland County

Kovikshamn och Åkerhög

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1

Facts

MunicipalityKungälv
CountyVästra Götaland County
Population682
Area277 ha
SCB code1482TB105

2

Place profile

5/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
15/100
Quiet surroundings
68/100
Rurality
29/100
Urbanity
0/100
Family friendliness
12/100
Senior friendliness
5/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest90 m
  • Distance to water310 m
  • Distance to farmland150 m
  • Distance to shoreline180 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway11.6 km
  • Distance to industry4.8 km
  • Distance to power line10.1 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store5.1 km
  • Distance to school5 km
  • Distance to train station12.8 km

Median across 551 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 420–442
  • 485–957
  • 4110–1434
  • 4515–1956
  • 3220–2414
  • 1525–2919
  • 5430–3470
  • 5835–3957
  • 4640–4444
  • 4745–4939
  • 5650–5463
  • 9855–5981
  • 9660–6492
  • 8465–6964
  • 5670–7460
  • 5575–7946
  • 5780+53

Men 930Women 891

Marital status

  • Unmarried805 (44 %)
  • Married807 (44 %)
  • Divorced155 (9 %)
  • Widowed50 (3 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Kovikshamn och Åkerhög, 1,821 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 682 inhabitants. A statistical area follows no locality boundary, so the figures describe the area around the locality, not the locality alone.

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Driving time

  • Gothenburg48 min
  • Malmö4 h
  • Municipal seat26 min

Modelled car route (MOTIS), not a navigator's ETA — the figures run systematically high but are comparable between localities. Destinations not listed are more than six hours away.

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Lakes nearby

  • Skåtte mosse8 ha4.8 km
  • Ingetorps sjö16 ha14.5 km
  • Bö tjärn18 ha16.4 km
  • Tvibotten7 ha18.1 km

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Nearest localities

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone20.3 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)7.4 km
  • Potentially contaminated land3 in the locality910 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve1.3 km
  • Natura 20001.4 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest370 m
  • Water protection area8.9 km
  • Habitat protection1.6 km
  • National conservation interest970 m
  • National heritage interest8.6 km

Services & safety

  • School3.8 km
  • Fire station10.5 km
  • Police station14.7 km
  • Civil defence shelter10.3 km
  • Vulnerable area (police)15.4 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site930 m
  • Swimming pool9.4 km
  • Campsite8.3 km
  • Hiking trail1.8 km
  • Cycle trail10.9 km
  • Ski trail22 km
  • Floodlit track32.7 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant10.4 km
  • Café5.4 km
  • Petrol station4.8 km
  • Library4.9 km
  • Sports hall11.1 km
  • Hotel7.5 km
  • Care home12.5 km
  • Recycling centre4.9 km

Disturbance

  • Major road3.7 km
  • Railway11.4 km
  • Power line10 km
  • Wind turbine13.5 km
  • Mobile mast440 m
  • Military area8.9 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)6 in the locality1.2 km
  • Quarry12.5 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark2.9 km
  • Church4.1 km
  • Community hall8.9 km

Distances are measured from the locality's centre to the nearest point in the layer, capped at 50 km. Counts are exact within the locality boundary. A layer not listed has nothing within the cap.

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Applies to the whole municipality

  • Population50,313
  • Median income449,800 kr/yr
  • Average age42.1 years
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The figures describe Kungälv Municipality as a whole, not Kovikshamn och Åkerhög.