West Sweden

For the town in Wisconsin, see West Sweden, Wisconsin.
West Sweden
Västsverige
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.

Geography

It is located in the south-west of the country, centered on Västra Götaland County and the city of Gothenburg. After Stockholm 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.

Subdivision

West Sweden includes 2 counties:

See also

Travel

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