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Kungälv
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Urban area in Kungälv Municipality, Västra Götaland County

Kungälv

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Facts

MunicipalityKungälv
CountyVästra Götaland County
Population28,912
Area1,779 ha
SCB code1482TC106

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Place profile

86/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
30/100
Quiet surroundings
41/100
Rurality
50/100
Urbanity
86/100
Family friendliness
86/100
Senior friendliness
87/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest60 m
  • Distance to water700 m
  • Distance to farmland300 m
  • Distance to shoreline700 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway1.8 km
  • Distance to industry410 m
  • Distance to power line970 m

Services

  • Distance to grocery store770 m
  • Distance to school520 m
  • Distance to train station2.4 km

Median across 4,849 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 9990–41,021
  • 1,0215–91,022
  • 1,02010–14945
  • 1,08915–19984
  • 89120–24854
  • 1,00525–29870
  • 1,29030–341,295
  • 1,32135–391,299
  • 1,07940–44996
  • 94745–491,002
  • 1,03250–541,021
  • 98055–591,030
  • 96960–64921
  • 73965–69818
  • 64170–74722
  • 60775–79828
  • 95980+1,477

Men 16,589Women 17,105

Marital status

  • Unmarried18,050 (54 %)
  • Married11,032 (33 %)
  • Divorced3,130 (9 %)
  • Widowed1,497 (4 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 19 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Kungälv, 33,694 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 28,912 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

  • Gothenburg24 min
  • Malmö3 h 36 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

  • Tvibotten7 ha4 km
  • Ingetorps sjö16 ha6.7 km
  • Surtesjön95 ha7 km
  • Romesjön30 ha7.1 km

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Nearest localities

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Associations and activities

  • Equmenia KungälvscoutkårOutdoor life
  • Kungälv-Kode GolfklubbgolfSports
  • Kungälvs idrottshallsporthallSports
  • Kungälvs tennishallsporthallSports
  • Kungälvs stadsbibliotekbibliotekCulture
  • Equmeniakyrkan KungälvkyrkaReligion
  • Kungälv-Ytterby församlingshemReligion
  • Kungälvs kyrkakyrkaReligion
  • Pingstkyrkan KungälvkyrkaReligion
  • PRO KungälvpensionärsföreningSocial

Associations and activities carrying the locality's name, from the municipalities' own registers, the Swedish Sports Confederation and the Swedish Tax Agency. The list is not exhaustive: an association without the locality name in its name is not included.

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone14.1 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)3 km
  • Potentially contaminated land148 in the locality40 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve1.3 km
  • Natura 20001.3 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest1.3 km
  • Water protection area5.7 km
  • Habitat protection4.7 km
  • National conservation interest1.7 km
  • National heritage interest1.8 km

Services & safety

  • School44 in the locality910 m
  • Fire station1 in the locality1.9 km
  • Police station1 in the locality1.7 km
  • Civil defence shelter184 in the locality350 m
  • Vulnerable area (police)7.6 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site7.1 km
  • Swimming pool13 in the locality1.1 km
  • Campsite1 in the locality3.3 km
  • Hiking trail610 m
  • Cycle trail1.7 km
  • Ski trail7.9 km
  • Floodlit track20.2 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant38 in the locality400 m
  • Café10 in the locality1.4 km
  • Petrol station11 in the locality380 m
  • Library2 in the locality1.7 km
  • Sports hall17 in the locality630 m
  • Hotel1 in the locality3.2 km
  • Care home5 in the locality1.8 km
  • Recycling centre4 in the locality1.2 km

Disturbance

  • Major road330 m
  • Railway1.8 km
  • Power line1 km
  • Wind turbine7.2 km
  • Mobile mast4 in the locality650 m
  • Military area10.3 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)33 in the locality410 m
  • Quarry3.7 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark17 in the locality2.1 km
  • Church8 in the locality900 m
  • Community hall10 in the locality730 m

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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