Borås Municipality
Municipality in Västra Götaland, Sweden / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Borås Municipality (Borås kommun) is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Borås.
Borås Municipality
Borås kommun | |
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Coordinates: 57°43′N 12°56′E | |
Country | Sweden |
County | Västra Götaland County |
Seat | Borås |
Area | |
• Total | 967.54 km2 (373.57 sq mi) |
• Land | 909.9 km2 (351.3 sq mi) |
• Water | 57.64 km2 (22.25 sq mi) |
Area as of 1 January 2014. | |
Population (31 December 2023)[2] | |
• Total | 114,592 |
• Density | 120/km2 (310/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | SE |
Province | Västergötland |
Municipal code | 1490 |
Website | www.boras.se |
In 1971 the City of Borås was made a municipality (kommun) when the unitary type of local government unit was introduced in Sweden. Three years later many surrounding municipalities were amalgamated with Borås. In 1995 the western part was separated, creating Bollebygd Municipality.
In the 1990s the municipal assembly (kommunfullmäktige) decided to use the name ″Borås stad″ or ″City of Borås″ whenever possible, for the whole municipality, including rural areas. This decision is purely nominal and has no effect on the legal status of the municipality.