urban area in Kungälv Municipality

Kovikshamn och Åkerhög

Västra Götaland County · 682 inhabitants · 277 ha

Short answer: Kovikshamn och Åkerhög is in Kungälv Municipality, Västra Götaland County. It has 682 residents.

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the register

Facts

municipalityKungälv

countyVästra Götaland County

population682

area277 ha

scb code1482TB105

place profile

What it is like to live here

5/100 accessibility
median in the locality

Nature proximity15/100

Quiet surroundings68/100

Rurality29/100

Urbanity0/100

Family friendliness12/100

Senior friendliness5/100

nature

forest90 m

water310 m

farmland150 m

shoreline180 m

disturbance

major road20 m

railway11.6 km

industry4.8 km

power line10.1 km

services

grocery store5.1 km

school5 km

train station12.8 km

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

the population

Age distribution

930men

891women

menagewomen

0–4

5–9

10–14

15–19

20–24

25–29

30–34

35–39

40–44

45–49

50–54

55–59

60–64

65–69

70–74

75–79

80+

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.

driving time

From here and away

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.

water

Lakes nearby

Skåtte mosse8 ha4.8 km

Ingetorps sjö16 ha14.5 km

Bö tjärn18 ha16.4 km

Tvibotten7 ha18.1 km

near here

Nearest localities

Myggstad57 inhabitants1.7 km Lycke och Bremnäs219 inhabitants3.1 km Stämmdalen64 inhabitants3.3 km Glose68 inhabitants3.4 km Råckeröd59 inhabitants3.4 km Kärna1,234 inhabitants3.8 km

the layers around the locality

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.

applies to the whole municipalityKungälv Municipality

The figures describe the municipality, not the locality. The municipality page has tax, housing mix, schools and commuting.

What is it like to live in Kungälv?

50,313population

450 tkrmedian income

42.1 yearsaverage age