Country Sweden Seat Borås ISO 3166 code SE Province Västergötland | County Västra Götaland County Time zone CET (UTC+1) Municipal code 1490 University University of Borås | |
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Points of interest Borås Djurpark, Abecita Konstmuseum, Textilmuseet, Vildmarksvägen, Borås Tropikhus Clubs and Teams IF Elfsborg, Borås HC, Sandareds IF, Dalsjöfors GoIF | ||
Borås Municipality (Borås kommun) is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Borås.
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Map of Bor%C3%A5s, Sweden
In 1971 the City of Borås was made a municipality (kommun) when the unitary type of local government unit was introduced in Sweden. Three years later a lot of surrounding municipalities were amalgamated with Borås. In 1995 the western part was split off, creating Bollebygd Municipality.
In the 1990s the municipal assembly (kommunfullmäktige) decided to use the name Borås stad or City of Borås whenever possible, for the whole municipality, including rural areas. This decision is purely nominal and has no effect on the legal status of the municipality.
Localities
Twin towns — Sister cities
Borås is twinned with:
Examples of international co-operations
Twin towns and international co-operation in Borås