Västerås Municipality
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| Västerås kommun | |
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| County | Västmanland County |
| Province | Västmanland |
| Seat | Västerås |
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| Area • Total area • Land area |
103rd of 290 1,143.00 km² 962.78 km² |
| Population • Total |
6th of 290 132,920 inhabitants |
| Density • Total |
36th of 290 138.1 inhabitants/km² |
| Website | http://www.vasteras.se/ |
| Area & population from SCB as of December 31, 2006 | |
Västerås Municipality (Västerås kommun or Västerås stad) 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.
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] External link
- Västerås Municipality - Official site
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