Västra Götalands län

Västra Götalands län
Basic data
Historical provinces ( landskap ) :	Västergötland , Bohuslän , Dalsland ( Halland , Värmland )
Residence town (residensstad) :	Gothenburg
Administrative structure:	49 municipalities
District President ( landshövding ) :	Danielsson is different
Letter (länsbokstav) :	O
SCB code:	14th
Residents :	1,725,881 (December 31, 2019)
Area :	28,778 km²
Population density :	60 inhabitants / km²
Establishment (year):	1998
Website:	www.o.lst.se

Coordinates: 58 ° 19 '  N , 12 ° 31'  E

Municipalities in Västra Götalands län

Västra Götalands län is a province ( län ) in western Sweden . Västra Götalands Län comprises the historical provinces of Västergötland , Bohuslän and Dalsland and was created on January 1, 1998 through the merger of Skaraborgs län , Älvsborgs län and Göteborgs och Bohus län .

With almost 1,620,000 inhabitants, Västra Götalands län is the second largest province in terms of population after Stockholm län . 16.9% of the Swedish population live here. The area accounts for 6.4% of the Swedish national territory.

The residential city is Gothenburg , other important cities are Vänersborg , Lidköping , Borås , Uddevalla , Trollhättan , Skövde and Mariestad .

Parishes and places

Communities

The following 49 municipalities belong to Västra Götalands län (Swedish: kommuner ):

local community	Residents
ale	031,402
Alingsås	041,420
Åmål	012,610
Bengtsfors	009,750
Bollebygd	009,495
Borås	113.179
Dals-Ed	004,813
Essunga	005,654
Falkoping	033,246
Färgelanda	006,637
Gothenburg	579.281
Gods	013.207
Graestorp	005,693
Gullspång	005,280
Harryda	037,977
Herrljunga	009,464
Hjo	009.210
Karlsborg	006,940
Kungälv	046,336
Lerum	042,568
Lidköping	040,089
Lilla Edet	014,109
Lysekil	014,555
Mariestad	024,537
mark	034,754
Mellerud	009,310
Mölndal	069,364
Munkedal	010,513
Öckerö	012,916
Orust	015,218
Partille	039,289
Skara	018,837
Skovde	056,366
Sotenäs	009,061
Stenungsund	026,777
Strömstad	013,218
Svenljunga	010,780
Tanum	012,841
Tibro	011,240
Tidaholm	012,846
Tjorn	016,016
Töreboda	009,293
Tranemo	011,936
Trollhättan	059,058
Uddevalla	056,703
Ulricehamn	024,668
Vanersborg	039,591
Vara	016,024
Vårgårda	011,810

(As of December 31, 2019)

Biggest places

See also : List of perpetrators in Västra Götalands län

• Gothenburg (549.839)
• Borås (66,273)
• Trollhättan (46,457)
• Skovde (34,466)
• Uddevalla (31,212)
• Lidköping (25,644)
• Alingsås (24,482)
• Kungälv (22,768)
• Vanersborg (21,699)
• Lerum (16,855)
• Falkoping (16,350)
• Mölnlycke (15,608)
• Mariestad (15,591)

(Residents as of December 31, 2010)

Web links

Commons : Västra Götalands län  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner December 31, 2019 at Statistiska centralbyrån
2. ↑ Kommunarealer January 1, 2016 at Statistiska centralbyrån (including all inland waters)