Sweden's counties are generally of greater importance than its provinces. The counties are the main administrative units for politics and population census counts.
Due to its size and young age, the Västra Götaland C… See more

Västra Götaland County borders to the counties of Värmland, Örebro, Östergötland, Jönköping and Halland. It is also bounded by the Norwegian county of Østfold both with a land and maritime border, lakes Vättern and … See more

Västra Götaland was created in 1998 by a merger of the three former counties of Gothenburg and Bohus County, Älvsborg County and Skaraborg County. The seat of residence for the Governors or Landshövding is … See more

The Västra Götaland Regional Council or Västra Götalandsregionen is an evolved County Council that for a trial period has assumed certain tasks from the County Administrative Board. Similar trial councils are applie… See more

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• Alingsås
• Bengtsfors
• Bollebygd
• Borås
• Dals-Ed… See more