Stenungsund Municipality

Stenungsund Municipality () is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Stenungsund. The municipality is situated by the sea inside the islands Orust and Tjörn and traversed by the European route E6 and Bohus Line, in which it has three stops (Stora Höga, Stenungsund and Svenshögen).

The municipality was formed through amalgamation in 1952. In 1971 a parish from a dissolved municipality was added.

The coat of arms was registered in 1977. The device in the upper half is a hydrocarbon molecule, which alludes to the petrochemical industry in the municipality.

Localities (urban areas)

Aröd och Timmervik (also in Kungälv Municipality) Hallerna Jörlanda Starrkärr och Näs Stenungsund (seat) Stenungsön Stora Höga Strandnorum Svenshögen Ucklum Ödsmål

Smaller localities (villages):

Gilltorp Groland Grössbyn Härgusseröd Kullen och Dyrtorp (biggest village) Kyrkenorum Källsby Nolgärde och Johannesberg Rödmyren och Röd Sandbacka Skotthed Spekeröd Svartehallen Talbo och Östra Skår Vulseröd

The seat is located right by the European route E6 highway and the railway Bohus Line, Bohusbanan.

In 2006, archaeological excavations in the area revealed a series of burial sites dating between 1 AD and 300 AD.

Demographics This is a demographic table based on Stenungsund Municipality's electoral districts in the 2022 Swedish general election sourced from SVT's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official statistics.

In total there were 27,522 residents, including 20,770 Swedish citizens of voting age. 41.8% voted for the left coalition and 56.8% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.

Location % % Anrås-V Torp-Saxeröd 1,523 1,091 40.5 59.1 88 92 8 35,142 59Berg-Käderöd-Hällesdalen 1,574 1,216 40.8 57.6 87 90 10 29,211 34Brudhammar-Kopper 1,618 1,236 44.8 53.6 85 82 18 26,915 35Doterödsvägen-Nyborg 1,710 1,409 44.9 53.0 80 80 20 24,846 40Ekbacken-Hällebäck 1,613 1,227 47.2 51.9 90 87 13 30,915 45Getskär-Valeberget 2,022 1,477 40.4 58.9 90 93 7 35,999 58Gilltorp-Rämma-Högen 937 731 36.3 61.7 87 90 10 29,177 33Hallerna-Strandkärr 1,898 1,333 40.0 59.3 87 91 9 32,773 46Hasselbacken-Uppegårdsv. 1,885 1,250 51.0 46.4 66 51 49 19,368 21Kvarnberget-Solgårdst. 1,435 1,116 42.6 55.6 86 84 16 29,915 47Kyrkenorum 1,315 972 44.5 54.7 89 86 14 31,557 48Källsby-Sävelycke 1,685 1,240 46.5 51.7 86 91 9 31,458 53Näs-Apleröd-Stripplekärr 1,499 1,129 42.9 56.3 89 91 9 32,204 46Spekeröd 1,319 980 36.2 62.7 88 91 9 30,126 36Stenungestrand 1,831 1,570 41.7 57.3 76 82 18 23,857 40Strandnorum-Kåkenäs 1,483 1,146 34.6 64.8 90 90 10 35,952 56Svenshögen-Ucklum 2,175 1,647 36.2 60.8 84 87 13 27,796 34Source: SVT

Notable corporations Hogia (Official website), one of Sweden's largest native computer software developers

Since the 1950s, Stenungsund Municipality has become the center for the petrochemical industry. Its distinguished silhouette is four giant chimneys, belonging to a large power plant.

Sports The following sports clubs are located in Stenungsund Municipality: Stenungsunds IF Vallens IF Stss, Tjörn Runt Stenungsund HF Stenungsunds FC

Stenungsund Municipality

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