Borås Municipality
Borås kommun
Municipality
Borås Town Hall
Borås Town Hall
Coat of arms of Borås Municipality
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 57°43′N 12°56′E / 57.717°N 12.933°E / 57.717; 12.933
CountrySweden
CountyVästra Götaland County
SeatBorås
Area
[1]
 • Total967.54 km2 (373.57 sq mi)
 • Land909.9 km2 (351.3 sq mi)
 • Water57.64 km2 (22.25 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 (31 December 2021)[2]
 • Total114,091
 • Density120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceVästergötland
Municipal code1490
Websitewww.boras.se

Borås Municipality (Borås kommun) is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Borås.

In 1971 the City of Borås was made a municipality (kommun) when the unitary type of local government unit was introduced in Sweden. Three years later many surrounding municipalities were amalgamated with Borås. In 1995 the western part was separated, creating Bollebygd Municipality.

In the 1990s the municipal assembly (kommunfullmäktige) decided to use the name ″Borås stad″ or ″City of Borås″ whenever possible, for the whole municipality, including rural areas. This decision is purely nominal and has no effect on the legal status of the municipality.

Localities

Twin towns – sister cities

Borås is twinned with:[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 2014-01-01. Archived from the original (Microsoft Excel) on 2016-09-27. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
  2. ↑ "Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 31 december 2021" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 22, 2022. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Vän- och partnerskapsorter". boras.se (in Swedish). Borås kommun. Retrieved 2022-05-27.
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