Västerås Municipality
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| Västerås kommun | |||
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| Country | Sweden | ||
| County | Västmanland County | ||
| Seat | Västerås | ||
| Area[1] | |||
| • Total | 1,143 km2 (441 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 962.78 km2 (371.73 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 180.22 km2 (69.58 sq mi) | ||
| Area as of January 1, 2010. | |||
| Population (June 30, 2010)[2] | |||
| • Total | 136,532 | ||
| • Density | 120/km2 (310/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| ISO 3166 code | SE | ||
| Province | Västmanland | ||
| Municipal code | 1980 | ||
| Website | www.vasteras.se | ||
| Density is calculated using land area only. | |||
Västerås Municipality (Västerås kommun) is a municipality in Västmanland County in central Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Västerås.
The municipality prefers to use the denomination Västerås stad (City of Västerås) for the whole territory, including rural areas.
The municipality evolved gradually during the municipal reforms in Sweden. Most of the amalgamations took place in 1967 and the municipality in its present form was created in 1971. There are 30 original local government units within the present municipality.
[edit] Localities
The largest towns with pop. figures from 2005:
- Västerås (seat) 107,000 (fifth largest in the country)
- Skultuna 3,200
- Hökåsen 2,800
- Irsta 2,500
- Kvicksund 1,700 (partly in Eskilstuna Municipality)
- Dingtuna 1,000
[edit] References
- ^ "Statistiska centralbyrån den 1 januari 2010" (in Swedish) (Microsoft Excel). Statistics Sweden. http://www.scb.se/Statistik/MI/MI0802/2010A01/mi0802tab3_2010.xls. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
- ^ "SCB, Befolkningsstatistik 30 juni 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. http://www.scb.se/Pages/TableAndChart____244147.aspx. Retrieved 2010-08-19.
[edit] External links
- Västerås Municipality - Official site
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