Kungälv Municipality

Infobox_Kommun2
fullname=Kungälvs kommun


county=Västra Götaland County
province=Bohuslän
capital=Kungälv


arearank=221st
area=372.69
arealand=364.73
populationrank=55th
population=38,899
densityrank=47th
populationdensity=106.7
website=http://www.kungalv.se/
footnotes=Area & population from SCB as of December 31, 2006

Kungälv Municipality ("Kungälvs kommun") is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Kungälv.

The present municipality was formed in 1971 through the amalgamation of the "City of Kungälv", the "City of Marstrand" and territories belonging to four rural municipalities. In 1974 a minor part (situated on the island of Hisingen) was transferred to Gothenburg Municipality.

Geographically it borders to Gothenburg Municipality (south), Ale Municipality (east), Lilla Edet Municipality (north-east) and Stenungsund Municipality (north). To the east flows the river Göta älv and to the south, marking the border to Gothenburg, flows the river Nordre älv. On an island in the river, the Bohus Fortress (one of Sweden's finest fortresses) faces the city of Kungälv.

Localities

*Diseröd
*Kareby
*Kode
*Kungälv
*Kärna
*Marstrand

External links

* [http://www.kungalv.se Kungälv Municipality] - Official site