Borås Municipality

municipality in Västra Götaland County, Sweden
Organization municipality_of_sweden Q894327
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Summary

Borås Municipality is a municipality of Sweden[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of municipality_of_sweden entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (287 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Borås Municipality is located in Västra Götaland County[3].
  • Borås Municipality is in the country of Sweden[4].
  • Borås Municipality's head of government is recorded as Ulf Olsson[5].
  • Borås Municipality's instance of is recorded as municipality of Sweden[6].
  • Borås Municipality's capital is recorded as Borås[7].
  • Borås Municipality's official language is recorded as Swedish[8].
  • Borås Municipality's official language is recorded as Finnish[9].
  • Borås Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Ulricehamn Municipality[10].
  • Borås Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Tranemo Municipality[11].
  • Borås Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Svenljunga Municipality[12].
  • Borås Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Mark Municipality[13].
  • Borås Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Bollebygd Municipality[14].
  • Borås Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Vårgårda Municipality[15].
  • Borås Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Herrljunga Municipality[16].
  • Borås Municipality's main regulatory text is recorded as The Swedish Local Government Act[17].
  • Borås Municipality's twinned administrative body is recorded as Molde Municipality[18].
  • Borås Municipality's twinned administrative body is recorded as Mikkeli[19].
  • Borås Municipality's twinned administrative body is recorded as Vejle Municipality[20].
  • Borås Municipality's twinned administrative body is recorded as Espelkamp[21].
  • Borås Municipality's twinned administrative body is recorded as New York City[22].
  • Borås Municipality's coat of arms is recorded as Borås kommunvapen[23].
  • Borås Municipality's postal code is recorded as 50110–50899[24].
  • Borås Municipality is part of Västergötland[25].
  • Borås Municipality is part of Borås domkrets[26].
  • Borås Municipality's Commons category is recorded as Borås Municipality[27].

Body

Founding

January 1, 1971 marks the founding of Borås Municipality[28].

Identity

Part of include Västergötland[25], a province of Sweden[29], in Sweden[30] and Borås domkrets[26], a judicial district[31], in Sweden[32], founded in 1971[33].

Why It Matters

Borås Municipality ranks in the top 7% of municipality_of_sweden entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (287 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 19d ago · NnieAndersson · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Head of government → Ulf Olsson
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Head of government: Ulf Olsson"
  2. 7w ago · Larske · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → {'amount': '+108083'}, {'amount': '+109054'}, {'amount': '+110481'} +36
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/48879|batch #48879]]: adding P1082 as of 2026Q2 for Swedish municipalities"
  3. 14w ago · J. N. Squire · 2026-07-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Twinned administrative body → Molde Municipality, Mikkeli, Vejle Municipality +2
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Twinned administrative body: New York City, using [[User:Frettie/consistency check add.js]]"
  4. 21w ago · LarskeBot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Capital → Borås
    Coordinate location → {'latitude': 57.716666666667, 'longitude': 12.933333333333}
    Population → {'amount': '+108083'}, {'amount': '+109054'}, {'amount': '+110481'} +36
    On focus list of wikimedia project → Govdirectory
    + 41 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Population: 115,177, Adding P1082 for 2026-03-31"
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