Härryda Municipality

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Härryda kommun
County Västra Götaland County
Province Västergötland
Seat Mölnlycke
Area
 • Total area
 • Land area
238th of 290
292.83 km²
268.43 km²
Population
 • Total
73rd of 290
32,395 inhabitants
Density
 • Total
41st of 290
120.7 inhabitants/km²
Website http://www.harryda.se/
Area & population from SCB as of December 31, 2006

Härryda Municipality (Härryda kommun) is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Mölnlycke, with about 15,000 inhabitants.

Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport, Sweden's second-largest airport is situated in the municipality.

Harryda Municipality borders clockwise to the municipalities of Lerum, Bollebygd, Mark, Mölndal, Gothenburg and Partille.

The present municipality was created in 1971 through the amalgamation of the former municipalities of Björketorp, Landvetter and Råda.

Until November 19, 2007 the municipality was the only one in Sweden lacking a coat of arms, just using a logotype.[1]

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  1. ^ www.harryda.se