Västerås Municipality

Västerås kommun
—  Municipality  —
Coat of arms
Country	Sweden
County	Västmanland County
Seat	Västerås
Area[1]
– Total	1,143 km2 (441.3 sq mi)
– Land	962.78 km2 (371.7 sq mi)
– Water	180.22 km2 (69.6 sq mi)
	Area as of January 1, 2010.
Population (June 30, 2010)[2]
– Total	136,532
– Density	119.5/km2 (309.4/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
– Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code
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.

Localities

The largest towns with pop. figures from 2005:

• Västerås (seat) 107,000 (fifth largest in the country)
• Skultuna 3,200
• Hökåsen 2,800
• Irsta 2,500
• Kvicksund 1,700 (partly in Eskilstuna Municipality)
• Dingtuna 1,000

References

1. ^ "Statistiska centralbyrån den 1 januari 2010" (in Swedish) (Microsoft Excel). Statistics Sweden. http://www.scb.se/Statistik/MI/MI0802/2010A01/mi0802tab3_2010.xls. Retrieved 2010-08-21. 
2. ^ "SCB, Befolkningsstatistik 30 juni 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. http://www.scb.se/Pages/TableAndChart____244147.aspx. Retrieved 2010-08-19. 

External links

• Västerås Municipality - Official site

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