West Sweden Västsverige |
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National Area | |
Country | Sweden |
Largest city | Göteborg |
Area | |
• Total | 29,399 km2 (11,351 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 1,820,835 |
• Density | 62/km2 (160/sq mi) |
ISO 3166 code | SE0A |
West Sweden (Swedish: Västsverige) is a National Area (Swedish: Riksområde) of Sweden. The National Areas are a part of the Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) of Sweden.
It is located in the south-west of the country, centered on Västra Götaland County and the city of Gothenburg. After it is the second most populated region. It borders with Norway and the riksområden of North Middle Sweden, East Middle Sweden, Småland and the islands and South Sweden.
The most populous cities are Gothenburg (Göteborg), Borås, Halmstad, Vänersborg, Uddevalla, Trollhättan, Mölndal, Skövde, Varberg, Kungsbacka and Lidköping.
West Sweden includes 2 counties: