Some facts about Västra Götaland
Västra Götaland County (Swedish: Västra Götalands län) is a county or län on the western coast of Sweden.
The county is the second largest (in terms of population) of Sweden's counties and it is subdivided into 49 municipalities (kommuner). Its population of 1,616,000 amounts to 17% of Sweden's population. The formal capital and seat of the governor of Västra Götaland County is Gothenburg. The political capital and seat of the Västra Götaland Regional Council is Vänersborg.
The county was established in 1998, when Älvsborg County, Gothenburg and Bohus County and Skaraborg County were merged.
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Info about Västra Götaland
- Belongs to: Sweden
- Population: 1,600,447
- Latitude: 58
- Longitude: 13