Gothenburg
second-largest city in Sweden and capital of the Västra Götaland County
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Gothenburg (Swedish: Göteborg) is the second largest Swedish city, after Stockholm. Around 550 000 people live there. The city was founded in 1621 by king Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden.
Gothenburg
Göteborg | |
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 From left to right: View over Gothenburg and Göta Älv, Götaplatsen, Svenska Mässan, Gothenburg tram, Elfsborg Fortress, Ullevi. | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Gothenburg | |
| Coordinates: 57°42′N 11°58′E / 57.700°N 11.967°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Västergötland and Bohuslän |
| County | Västra Götaland County |
| Municipality | Gothenburg Municipality, Härryda Municipality, Partille Municipality and Mölndal Municipality |
| Charter | 1621 |
| Area | |
| • City | 450 km2 (170 sq mi) |
| • Water | 14.5 km2 (5.6 sq mi) 3.2% |
| • Urban | 203.67 km2 (78.64 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 3,717 km2 (1,435 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • City | 520,374 |
| • Density | 1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 549,839 |
| • Urban density | 2,700/km2 (7,000/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 938,580 |
| • Metro density | 250/km2 (650/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Göteborgare |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Website | www.goteborg.se |
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 10 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
- ↑ Statistics Sweden: Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 31 december 2011 och befolkningsförändringar 1 oktober - 31 december 2011
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