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Västerås Municipality

Västerås kommun
Municipality
Coat of arms of Västerås kommun
Coat of arms
Västerås Municipality in Västmanland County2.png
Country Sweden
County Västmanland County
Seat Västerås
Area
 • Total 1,137.835976 km2 (439.320926 sq mi)
 • Land 959.015976 km2 (370.278138 sq mi)
 • Water 178.82 km2 (69.04 sq mi)
  Area as of January 1, 2014.
Population (June 30, 2016)
 • Total 145,963
 • Density 130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
ISO 3166 code SE
Province Västmanland
Municipal code 1980
Website www.vasteras.se
Density is calculated using land area only.

Västerås Municipality (Västerås kommun) is a municipality in Västmanland County in central Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Västerås.

The municipality prefers to use the denomination Västerås stad (City of Västerås) for the whole territory, including rural areas.

The municipality evolved gradually during the municipal reforms in Sweden. Most of the amalgamations took place in 1967 and the municipality in its present form was created in 1971. There are 30 original local government units within the present municipality.

The largest towns with pop. figures from 2005:

Västerås is twinned with:

Coordinates: 59°37′N 16°32′E / 59.617°N 16.533°E / 59.617; 16.533


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