Västerås Municipality

Västerås kommun
—  Municipality  —

Coat of arms
Country Sweden
County Västmanland County
Seat Västerås
Area[1]
 • Total 1,143 km2 (441.3 sq mi)
 • Land 962.78 km2 (371.7 sq mi)
 • Water 180.22 km2 (69.6 sq mi)
  Area as of January 1, 2010.
Population (June 30, 2010)[2]
 • Total 136,532
 • Density 119.5/km2 (309.4/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code
ISO 3166 code SE
Province Västmanland
Municipal code 1980
Website www.vasteras.se
Density is calculated using land area only.

Västerås Municipality (Västerås kommun) 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, including rural areas.

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.

Localities

The largest towns with pop. figures from 2005:

References

  1. ^ "Statistiska centralbyrån den 1 januari 2010" (in Swedish) (Microsoft Excel). Statistics Sweden. http://www.scb.se/Statistik/MI/MI0802/2010A01/mi0802tab3_2010.xls. Retrieved 2010-08-21. 
  2. ^ "SCB, Befolkningsstatistik 30 juni 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. http://www.scb.se/Pages/TableAndChart____244147.aspx. Retrieved 2010-08-19. 

External links

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Localities in Västerås Municipality, Västmanland County, Sweden
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