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Gothenburg

Västra Götalandcity

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Gothenburg

Total population

607,882

Coordinates57.71°, 11.97°

Demographic figures from Statistics Sweden (SCB). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden, after the capital Stockholm, and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated by the Kattegat on the west coast of Sweden, it is the gubernatorial seat of Västra Götaland County, with a population of approximately 600,000 in the city proper and about 1.1 million inhabitants in the metropolitan area.

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
57.7072
Longitude
11.9670
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

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Official Identifiers

SCB — Statistics Sweden

Kommunkod
1480
Population (Wikidata)
613,685
Wikidata
Q52502

Kommunkod via Wikidata P525

Sources

  • Wikipedia
  • SCB — Statistics Sweden — Kommunkod via Wikidata P525