Västerås
Västerås | |
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Eik-name(s): Mälarstaden, Gurkstaden (Cucumber Ceety) | |
Coordinates: 59°37′N 16°32′E / 59.617°N 16.533°E | |
Kintra | Swaden |
Province | Västmanland |
Coonty | Västmanland Coonty |
Municipality | Västerås Municipality |
Area | |
• Total | 52.94 km2 (20.44 sq mi) |
Population (31 December 2010)[1] | |
• Total | 110,877 |
• Density | 2094/km2 (5,420/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Website | vasteras.se |
Västerås [vɛstərˈoːs] (Scots exonym: Wast Aros) is a ceety in central Swaden, locatit on the shore o Lake Mälaren in the province Västmanland, some 100 km wast o Stockholm. The ceety haes a population o 110,877 inhabitants in 2010,[1] oot o the municipal total o 137,207 (2010).
Västerås is the seat o Västerås Municipality, the caipital o Västmanland Coonty an an episcopal see.
Internaitional relations[eedit | eedit soorce]
Twin touns — Sister ceeties[eedit | eedit soorce]
Västerås is twinned wi:
Lahti, Finland 1940
Randers, Denmark 1947
Ålesund, Norawa 1947
Akureyri, Iceland 1953
České Budějovice, Czech Republic 1964
Banja Luka, Republika Srpska 1969
Kassel, Germany 1972
Phenix City, USA
Gaborone, Botswana 2011[2]
References[eedit | eedit soorce]
- Notes
- ↑ a b c "Localities 2010, area, population and density in localities 2005 and 2010 and change in area and population". Statistics Sweden. 29 Mey 2012. Archived frae the original on 17 December 2012. Retrieved 2 Januar 2013. Unknown parameter
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ignored (help) - ↑ "Gaborone, Vasteras city councils twin". Gaborone: Daily News. 27 October 2011. Archived frae the original on 23 Juin 2012. Retrieved 23 Juin 2012.
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