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Borås Municipality

Coordinates: 57°43′N 12°56′E / 57.717°N 12.933°E / 57.717; 12.933
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Borås Municipality
Borås kommun
Coat of arms of Borås Municipality
CountrySweden
CountyVästra Götaland County
SeatBorås
Area
 • Total967.54 km2 (373.57 sq mi)
 • Land909.9 km2 (351.3 sq mi)
 • Water57.64 km2 (22.25 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 (31 December 2023)[2]
 • Total114,592
 • Density120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceVästergötland
Municipal code1490
Websitewww.boras.se

Borås Municipality (Borås kommun) is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Borås.

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 a lot of surrounding municipalities were amalgamated with Borås. In 1995 the western part was split off, 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.

Localities

International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities

Borås is twinned with:

Examples of international co-operations

Twin towns and international co-operation in Borås [3]

References

  1. ^ "Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 2014-01-01. Archived from the original (Microsoft Excel) on 2016-09-27. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
  2. ^ "Folkmängd och befolkningsförändringar - Kvartal 4, 2023" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 22, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  3. ^ [1] Archived 2008-04-12 at the Wayback Machine

57°43′N 12°56′E / 57.717°N 12.933°E / 57.717; 12.933