county (län) in Sweden From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Västra Götaland County (Swedish: Västra Götalands län) is a county in southern Sweden, with the seat in Gothenburg. It was established on 1 January 1998, as a merger out of former Gothenburg and Bohus County, Skaraborg County and Älvsborg County.
Västra Götaland
Västra Götalands län | |
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Coordinates: 58°13′01″N 11°44′00″E | |
Country | Sweden |
Founded | 1998 |
Capital | Gothenburg and Vänersborg |
Government | |
• Governor | Lars Bäckström |
• Council | Västra Götaland Regional Council |
Area | |
• Total | 23,498.8 km2 (9,072.9 sq mi) |
Population (31 March 2011)[1] | |
• Total | 1,589,016 |
• Density | 68/km2 (180/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | SE-O |
GDP/ Nominal | SEK 386,538 million (2004) |
GDP per capita | SEK 376,900 (2010) |
NUTS Region | SE232 |
Website | www |
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