Gothenburg
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| Gothenburg Göteborg |
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| Coordinates: 57°42′N 11°58′E / 57.7°N 11.967°ECoordinates: 57°42′N 11°58′E / 57.7°N 11.967°E | |||
| Country | Sweden | ||
| Province | Västergötland and Bohuslän | ||
| County | Västra Götaland County | ||
| Municipality | Gothenburg Municipality, Härryda Municipality, Partille Municipality and Mölndal Municipality |
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| Charter | 1621 | ||
| Area[1] | |||
| • City | 450 km2 (170 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 14.5 km2 (5.6 sq mi) 3.2% | ||
| • Urban | 203.67 km2 (78.64 sq mi) | ||
| • Metro | 3,717 km2 (1,435 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2011 (urban: 2010))[1][2] | |||
| • City | 520,374 | ||
| • Density | 1,156/km2 (3,000/sq mi) | ||
| • Urban | 549,839 | ||
| • Urban density | 2,699.66/km2 (6,992.08/sq mi) | ||
| • Metro | 938,580 | ||
| • Metro density | 252.51/km2 (654.00/sq mi) | ||
| Demonym | Göteborgare | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Website | www.goteborg.se | ||
Gothenburg (In Swedish: Göteborg) is the second-biggest Swedish city, after Stockholm. It has about 800,000 people. It was founded in 1621 by king Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden.
References [change]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 10 January 2012. http://www.scb.se/Statistik/MI/MI0810/2010A01/Tatorternami0810tab1_4.xls. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
- ↑ Statistics Sweden: Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 31 december 2011 och befolkningsförändringar 1 oktober - 31 december 2011
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