Boroughs and districts of Gothenburg

Gothenburg Municipality ("Göteborgs kommun"), Sweden is subdivided into 21 "stadsdelsnämndsområden" (roughly "city district committee areas"). The term is often translated to "borough". But they are really no boroughs, as they are no legal entities or juristic persons of their own, but organs of the central municipal administration. The members of the committees are appointed by the "kommunfullmäktige" (municipal assembly) and not by the electorates of the respective "boroughs". They therefore represent the political majority of the municipality "as a whole".

Each "borough" is divided into a few officially-defined residential districts ("Swedish: primärområden"). All in all there are 94 districts. These are usually created by natural neighbourhoods, but sometimes those consist of more than one traditional district.

The "boroughs" are responsible for, among other things, preschool, compulsory schooling, leisure, culture, social services, home-help service and care for the elderly.

Below is a list of all the "boroughs" in Gothenburg, as well as the official districts. Also included are traditional districts, where those are a part of an official district. Please note that the list of traditional districts are incomplete.

Eastern Gothenburg

=Härlanda borough=

Officially-defined districts

Björkekärr
Härlanda
Kålltorp
Torpa

Traditional districts

Björkekärr
Fräntorp
Kålltorp
Torpa
Vidkärr

=Örgryte borough=

Officially-defined districts

Olskroken
Redbergslid
Bagaregården
Kallebäck
Skår
Överås
Kärralund
Lunden

Other

*Askim
**Askim ("officially-defined")
**Hovås ("officially-defined")
**Billdal
*Backa
**Backa ("officially-defined")
**Skogome ("officially-defined")
**Brunnsbo ("officially-defined")
**Skälltorp ("officially-defined")
*Bergsjön
**Västra Bergsjön ("officially-defined")
**Östra Bergsjön ("officially-defined")
*Biskopsgården
**Norra Biskopsgården ("officially-defined")
**Södra Biskopsgården ("officially-defined")
**Jättesten ("officially-defined")
**Svartedalen ("officially-defined")
**Länsmansgården ("officially-defined")
*Centrum ("Centre")
**Guldheden ("officially-defined")
**Heden ("officially-defined")
**Johanneberg ("officially-defined")
**Krokslätt ("officially-defined")
**Landala ("officially-defined")
**Stampen ("officially-defined")
**Vasastaden ("officially-defined")
**Lorensberg ("officially-defined")
**Inom Vallgraven ("officially-defined")
*Frölunda
**Järnbrott ("officially-defined")
**Tofta ("officially-defined")
**Ruddalen ("officially-defined")
**Frölunda Torg ("officially-defined")
*Gunnared
**Lövgärdet ("officially-defined")
**Rannebergen ("officially-defined")
**Gårdstensbergen ("officially-defined")
**Angereds Centrum ("officially-defined")
*Högsbo
**Kaverös ("officially-defined")
**Flatås ("officially-defined")
**Högsbohöjd ("officially-defined")
**Högsbotorp ("officially-defined")
**Högsbo ("officially-defined")
*Kortedala
**Gamlestaden ("officially-defined")
**Utby ("officially-defined")
**Södra Kortedala ("officially-defined")
**Norra Kortedala ("officially-defined")
*Kärra-Rödbo
**Kärra ("officially-defined")
**Rödbo ("officially-defined")
*Linnéstaden
**Masthugget ("officially-defined")
**Änggården ("officially-defined")
**Haga ("officially-defined")
**Annedal ("officially-defined")
**Olivedal ("officially-defined")
*Lundby
**Sannegården ("officially-defined")
**Brämaregården ("officially-defined")
**Kvillebäcken ("officially-defined")
**Slättadamm ("officially-defined")
**Kärrdalen ("officially-defined")
*Lärjedalen
**Hammarkullen ("officially-defined")
**Hjällbo ("officially-defined")
**Eriksbo ("officially-defined")
**Agnesberg ("officially-defined")
**Linnarhult ("officially-defined")
**Gunnilse ("officially-defined")
**Bergum ("officially-defined")
*Majorna
**Kungsladugård ("officially-defined")
**Sanna ("officially-defined")
**Majorna ("officially-defined")
**Stigberget ("officially-defined")
*Styrsö
**Styrsö ("officially-defined")
***Asperö
***Brännö
***Donsö
***Köpstadsö
***Styrsö
***Vargö
***Vrångö
*Torslanda
**Hjuvik ("officially-defined")
**Nolered ("officially-defined")
**Björlanda ("officially-defined")
**Arendal ("officially-defined")
*Tuve-Säve
**Tuve ("officially-defined")
**Säve ("officially-defined")
*Tynnered
**Bratthammar ("officially-defined")
**Guldringen ("officially-defined")
**Skattegården ("officially-defined")
**Ängås ("officially-defined")
**Önnered ("officially-defined")
**Grevegården ("officially-defined")
**Näset ("officially-defined")
**Kannebäck ("officially-defined")
*Älvsborg
**Fiskebäck ("officially-defined")
**Långedrag ("officially-defined")
**Hagen ("officially-defined")
**Grimmered ("officially-defined")