Västra Götaland County

county (län) in Sweden
AdministrativeArea county_of_sweden Q103093
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Västra Götaland County

Summary

Västra Götaland County is a county of Sweden[1]. It ranks in the top 10% of county_of_sweden entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (933 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Västra Götaland County is located in Sweden[3].
  • Västra Götaland County is in the country of Sweden[4].
  • Västra Götaland County is on the body of water Kattegat[5].
  • Västra Götaland County is on the body of water Skagerrak[6].
  • Västra Götaland County is on the body of water Vänern[7].
  • Västra Götaland County is on the body of water Vättern[8].
  • Västra Götaland County's head of government is recorded as Lars Bäckström[9].
  • Västra Götaland County's head of government is recorded as Anders Danielsson[10].
  • Västra Götaland County's instance of is recorded as county of Sweden[11].
  • Västra Götaland County's capital is recorded as Gothenburg[12].
  • Västra Götaland County's shares border with is recorded as Värmland County[13].
  • Västra Götaland County's shares border with is recorded as Örebro County[14].
  • Västra Götaland County's shares border with is recorded as Östergötland County[15].
  • Västra Götaland County's shares border with is recorded as Jönköping County[16].
  • Västra Götaland County's shares border with is recorded as Halland County[17].
  • Västra Götaland County's shares border with is recorded as Østfold[18].
  • Västra Götaland County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Ale Municipality[19].
  • Västra Götaland County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Alingsås Municipality[20].
  • Västra Götaland County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Bengtsfors Municipality[21].
  • Västra Götaland County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Bollebygd Municipality[22].
  • Västra Götaland County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Borås Municipality[23].
  • Västra Götaland County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Dals-Ed Municipality[24].
  • Västra Götaland County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Essunga Municipality[25].
  • Västra Götaland County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Falköping Municipality[26].
  • Västra Götaland County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Färgelanda Municipality[27].

Body

Geography

Västra Götaland County is in the country of Sweden[4]. It is located in Sweden[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Kattegat[5], a strait[28], in Sweden[29]; Skagerrak[6], a strait[30], in Norway[31]; Vänern[7], a lake[32], in Sweden[33]; and Vättern[8], a lake[34], in Sweden[35].

Designation and Status

Västra Götaland County's instance of is recorded as county of Sweden[11].

Why It Matters

Västra Götaland County ranks in the top 10% of county_of_sweden entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (933 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 78 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  25. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] ↑ . 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. [36] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

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. 14d ago · Tillnius · 2026-09-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → Brakelund Burial Ground 1.jpg, Landshovdingeresidenset-7568.jpg
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P18]]: Landshovdingeresidenset-7568.jpg"
  2. 5w ago · Larske · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → {'amount': '+1681082'}, {'amount': '+1686287'}, {'amount': '+1690782'} +32
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/48879|batch #48879]]: adding P1082 as of 2026Q2 for Swedish municipalities"
  3. 18w ago · LarskeBot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → {'amount': '+1681082'}, {'amount': '+1686287'}, {'amount': '+1690782'} +32
    Located in or next to body of water → Kattegat, Skagerrak, Vänern +1
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1082]]: 1,777,446, Adding P1082 for 2026-03-31"
  4. 18w ago · GrandEscogriffe · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Category for people born here → Category:Births in Västra Götaland County
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Sweden
    Country → —
    Population → —
    + 35 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P242]]: Västra Götalands län in Sweden-2.svg"
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