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Västerås

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Västerås

Total population

110,877

Coordinates59.61°, 16.55°

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

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City facts

Overview

Västerås is a city in central Sweden on the shore of Lake Mälaren in the province of Västmanland, 100 kilometres west of Stockholm. The city had a population of 127,799 at the end of 2019, out of the municipal total of 158,653, over 100,000 more than the next largest of the 17 localities included in the Västerås Municipality. Västerås is the seat of Västerås Municipality, which is the capital of Västmanland County and an episcopal see.

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
59.6111
Longitude
16.5464
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
1980
Population (Wikidata)
161,229
Wikidata
Q34550

Kommunkod via Wikidata P525

Sources

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