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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 (688 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

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

Body

Geography

Västra Götaland County is in the country of Sweden[5]. It is located in Sweden[4].

Designation and Status

Västra Götaland County's instance of is recorded as county of Sweden[8].

Why It Matters

Västra Götaland County ranks in the top 10% of county_of_sweden entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (688 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 54 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . lansstyrelsen.se. Retrieved . lansstyrelsen.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] ↑ . icorn.org. Retrieved . icorn.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . 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. 17d ago · LarskeBot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → {'amount': '+1681082'}, {'amount': '+1686287'}, {'amount': '+1690782'} +30
    Located in or next to body of water → ['Q131716', 'Q1695', 'Q173596', 'Q188195']
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1082]]: 1,777,446, Adding P1082 for 2026-03-31"
  2. 18d 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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