Västra Götaland County
Västra Götaland County
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The Brakelund burial ground in Lidköping, Sweden. | |
Västra Götaland County in Sweden | |
Location map of Västra Götaland County in Sweden | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Founded | 1 January 1998 |
| Capital | Vänersborg (Seat of Regional Council)/Gothenburg (Gubernational Seat) |
| Municipalities | 49
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| Government | |
| • Governor | Sten Tolgfors (Moderate Party) |
| • Council | Region Västra Götaland |
| Area | |
• Total | 23,942 km2 (9,244 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2023) | |
• Total | 1,767,016 |
| • Density | 74/km2 (190/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Total | SEK 711 billion €76.030 billion (2015) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | SE-O |
| NUTS Region | SE232 |
| Website | www |
Västra Götaland County (Swedish: Västra Götalands län) is a county or län on the western coast of Sweden.
The county is the second most populous of Sweden's counties and it comprises 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 on 1 January 1998, when Älvsborg County, Gothenburg and Bohus County and Skaraborg County were merged.