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Västra Götaland County

Located in Sweden Coordinates: 58°00′00″ N 13°00′00″ E

Västra Götaland County
Nicklas Sjölund Larsson · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Map showing the location of Västra Götaland County Västra Götaland County
Location in Sweden
Population
1,767,016
1.8M
Elevation
146 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Stockholm · UTC+01:00
Places inside
542
listed under Västra Götaland County

About Västra Götaland County

Västra Götaland County is a region. Location: Sweden. Population: 1,767,016.

From Wikipedia

Västra Götaland County (Swedish: Västra Götalands län [ˈvɛ̂stra ˈjøːtaˌlɑːnds lɛn]) is a county or län on the western coast of Sweden. The county is the second most populous of Sweden's counties and it comprises 49 municipalities (kommuner). Its population of 1,616,000 amounts to 17% of Sweden's population. The formal capital and seat of the governor of Västra Götaland County is Gothenburg. The political capital and seat of the Västra Götaland Regional Council is Vänersborg.

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At a glance

Built
1998
Area
23,499 km²

Source: Wikidata

In comparison

  • Listed here: Island: 428, Natural site: 53, District: 49, Village: 12

Places in Västra Götaland County

542 places

Largest cities and towns

  • Gothenburg City, Gothenburg Municipality
    608.5K
  • Borås City, Borås
    71.7K
  • Trollhättan City, Trollhättan Municipality
    48.6K
  • Kungälv City, Kungälv Municipality
    24.1K
  • Partille City, Partille Municipality
    28.6K
  • Lerum City, Lerum
    26.9K
  • Majorna Neighbourhood, Gothenburg Municipality
    29.3K
  • Mölnlycke City, Härryda Municipality
    17.6K

Nature and heritage in Västra Götaland County

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources