Borås Municipality

Borås Municipality
Borås kommun
Municipality
Borås Town Hall

Coat of arms
Country Sweden
County Västra Götaland County
Seat Borås
Area[1]
 • 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 2017)[2]
 • Total 111,026
 • Density 110/km2 (300/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

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" (Microsoft Excel) (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
  2. ↑ "Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 31 december 2017" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 21, 2018. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
  3. ↑ Archived April 12, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.

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

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