Västra Götaland County




County (län) of Sweden

County of Sweden












































































Västra Götaland County


Västra Götalands län

County of Sweden
Runstenen vid Hoga på Orust, sedd från platsen för äldre fägata, den 2 september 2005..JPG



Flag of Västra Götaland County
Flag


Coat of arms of Västra Götaland County
Coat of arms



Västra Götaland County in Sweden
Västra Götaland County in Sweden


Location map of Västra Götaland County in Sweden
Location map of Västra Götaland County in Sweden

Country Sweden
Founded 01 January 1998
Capital
Gothenburg, Vänersborg
Municipalities
Government

 • Governor Lars Bäckström
 • Council Västra Götaland Regional Council
Area

 • Total 25,247 km2 (9,748 sq mi)
Population
(September 30, 2017)[1]

 • Total 1,686,287
 • Density 67/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone
UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)
UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code SE-O
GDP/ Nominal $80 billion (2015)
GDP per capita $50,000 (2015)[2]
NUTS Region SE232
Website www.o.lst.se

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.[needs update] 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 01 January 1998, when Älvsborg County, Gothenburg and Bohus County and Skaraborg County were merged.




Contents






  • 1 Provinces


  • 2 Neighbours


  • 3 Administration


  • 4 Politics


  • 5 Municipalities


  • 6 Heraldry


  • 7 References and notes


  • 8 External links





Provinces


Sweden's counties are generally of greater importance than its provinces. The counties are the main administrative units for politics and population counts.


Due to its size and young age, the Västra Götaland County has no common inheritance. Of cultural and historical significance are the provinces that Västra Götaland County consists of: Västergötland, Bohuslän and Dalsland. There is also an insignificant part of the province Halland within the county.


In addition, the previous counties that were abolished in 1998 had been in use since the 17th century, and therefore have some cultural and historical significance.



Neighbours


Västra Götaland County borders to the counties of Värmland, Örebro, Östergötland, Jönköping and Halland. It is also bounded by the Norwegian county of Østfold, lakes Vättern and Vänern, as well as the strait of Skagerrak.



Administration


Västra Götaland was created in 1998 by a merger of the three former counties of Gothenburg and Bohus County, Älvsborg County and Skaraborg County. The seat of residence for the Governors or Landshövding is Gothenburg, while the seat of political administration and power is Vänersborg. The Governor is the head of the County Administrative Board or Länsstyrelse.



Politics


The Västra Götaland Regional Council or Västra Götalandsregionen is an evolved County Council that for a trial period has assumed certain tasks from the County Administrative Board. Similar trial councils are applied for Skåne County and Gotland County.



Municipalities


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  1. Ale

  2. Alingsås

  3. Bengtsfors

  4. Bollebygd

  5. Borås

  6. Dals-Ed

  7. Essunga

  8. Falköping

  9. Färgelanda

  10. Grästorp

  11. Gullspång

  12. Götene

  13. Gothenburg

  14. Herrljunga

  15. Hjo

  16. Härryda

  17. Karlsborg

  18. Kungälv

  19. Lerum

  20. Lidköping

  21. Lilla Edet

  22. Lysekil

  23. Mariestad

  24. Mark

  25. Mellerud

  26. Munkedal

  27. Mölndal

  28. Orust

  29. Partille

  30. Skara

  31. Skövde

  32. Sotenäs

  33. Stenungsund

  34. Strömstad

  35. Svenljunga

  36. Tanum

  37. Tibro

  38. Tidaholm

  39. Tjörn

  40. Tranemo

  41. Trollhättan

  42. Töreboda

  43. Uddevalla

  44. Ulricehamn

  45. Vara

  46. Vårgårda

  47. Vänersborg

  48. Åmål

  49. Öckerö




Heraldry


The arms for the County of Västra Götaland were granted in 1998 when the county was formed. They are a combination of the provincial arms of Västergötland, Bohuslän and Dalsland and the arms of the city of Gothenburg. When the arms are shown with a royal crown they represent the County Administrative Board, which is the regional presence of (royal) government authority. Blazon: "Quartered, I. the arms of Gothenburg, II. the arms of Bohuslän, III. the arms of Dalsland turned in courtoisie, IV. the arms of Västergötland."



References and notes





  1. ^ "Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 30 september 2017 och befolkningsförändringar 1 juli–30 september 2017. Totalt". Statistics Sweden. 2017-11-08. Retrieved 2017-11-19..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ http://www.scb.se/en/finding-statistics/statistics-by-subject-area/national-accounts/national-accounts/regional-accounts/




External links



  • List of Västra Götaland Governors

  • Region Västra Götaland

  • Västra Götaland County Administrative Board

  • Gothenburg Regional Association of Local Authorities

  • Sjuhärad Regional Association of Local Authorities

  • Skaraborg Regional Association of Local Authorities

  • Fyrbodals Regional Association of Local Authorities





Coordinates: 58°13′01″N 11°44′00″E / 58.217025°N 11.733398°E / 58.217025; 11.733398








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