Borås Municipality is a municipality

Municipalities of Sweden

The municipalities of Sweden are the local government entities of Sweden. The current 290 municipalities are organized into 21 counties...

 in Västra Götaland County

Västra Götaland County

Västra Götaland County is a county or län on the western coast of Sweden.The county is the second largest of Sweden's counties and it is subdivided into 49 municipalities . Its population of 1,550,000 amounts to 17% of Sweden's population...

 in western Sweden

Sweden

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. Its seat is located in the city of Borås

Borås

Borås is a locality and the seat of Borås Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 63,441 inhabitants in 2005.- Geography :Borås is located at the point of two crossing railways, among them the railway between Gothenburg and Kalmar, and is often considered the Swedish city gaining the...

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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 a lot of surrounding municipalities were amalgamated with Borås. In 1995 the western part was split off, creating Bollebygd Municipality

Bollebygd Municipality

Bollebygd Municipality is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Bollebygd....

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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

• Aplared
  Aplared
  Aplared is a locality situated in Borås Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 452 inhabitants in 2005....
  
  
• Borgstena
  Borgstena
  Borgstena is a locality situated in Borås Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 398 inhabitants in 2005....
  
  
• Borås
  Borås
  Borås is a locality and the seat of Borås Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 63,441 inhabitants in 2005.- Geography :Borås is located at the point of two crossing railways, among them the railway between Gothenburg and Kalmar, and is often considered the Swedish city gaining the...
  
   (seat)
• Bredared
  Bredared
  Bredared is a locality situated in Borås Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 264 inhabitants in 2005....
  
  
• Dalsjöfors
  Dalsjöfors
  Dalsjöfors is a locality situated in Borås Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 3,344 inhabitants in 2005....
  
  
• Dannike
  Dannike
  Dannike is a locality situated in Borås Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 377 inhabitants in 2005....
  
  
• Fristad
  Fristad
  Fristad is a locality situated in Borås Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 4,808 inhabitants in 2005....
  
  
• Kinnarumma
  Kinnarumma
  Kinnarumma is a locality situated in Borås Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 267 inhabitants in 2005....
  
  
• Målsryd
  Målsryd
  Målsryd is a locality situated in Borås Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 910 inhabitants in 2005....
  
  
• Rydboholm
• Rångedala
  Rångedala
  Rångedala is a locality situated in Borås Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 399 inhabitants in 2005....
  
  
• Sandared
  Sandared
  Sandared is a locality situated in Borås Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 2,993 inhabitants in 2005....
  
  
• Sandhult
  Sandhult
  Sandhult is a locality situated in Borås Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 599 inhabitants in 2005....
  
  
• Sjömarken
  Sjömarken
  Sjömarken is a locality situated in Borås Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 2,596 inhabitants in 2005.Here you can find a pizzeria, two kiosks, an antique store, a commune office, a boat store, a squash hall, and a very active sports club, with football and table tennis as main...
  
  
• Seglora
  Seglora
  Seglora is the most rural part of the Borås Municipality. It is bordering to Mark Municipality and Bollebygd Municipality in western Sweden.Seglora as a locality is not very well known in Sweden, but most Swedes know of the Seglora Church that can be found at Skansen...
  
  
• Viskafors
  Viskafors
  Viskafors is a locality situated in Borås Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 3,677 inhabitants in 2005....
  
  
• Äspered
  Äspered
  Äspered is a locality situated in Borås Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 283 inhabitants in 2005....
  
  

Twin towns — Sister cities

Borås is twinned

Town twinning

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 with: Molde

Molde

is a city and municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the Romsdal region. The municipality is located on the Romsdal Peninsula, surrounding the Fannefjord and Moldefjord...

, Norway

Norway

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 Mikkeli

Mikkeli

Mikkeli is a town and municipality in Finland. It is located in what used to be the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Southern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water...

, Finland

Finland

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 Vejle

Vejle

Vejle is a town in Denmark, in the southeast of the Jutland Peninsula at the head of Vejle Fjord, where the Vejle and Grejs Rivers and their valleys converge. It is the site of the councils of Vejle Municipality and the Region of Southern Denmark...

, Denmark

Denmark

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Examples of international co-operations

• Espelkamp
  Espelkamp
  Espelkamp is a town in the Minden-Lübbecke district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.-Geography:Espelkamp is situated approximately 10 kilometers north of Lübbecke and 20 kilometers north-west of Minden.-Neighbouring places:-Division of the town:...
  
  , Germany
  Germany
  Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
  
  
• Alanya
  Alanya
  Alanya , formerly Alaiye, is a beach resort city and a component district of Antalya Province in the Mediterranean Region of Turkey, from the city of Antalya. On the southern coast of Turkey, the district has an area of 1,598.51 km2 and 248,286 inhabitants...
  
  , Turkey
  Turkey
  Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
  
  

Twin towns and international co-operation in Borås

External links

• Borås Municipality - Official English site