Västerås Municipality is a municipality

Municipalities of Sweden

The municipalities of Sweden are the local government entities of Sweden. The current 290 municipalities are organized into 21 counties...

 in Västmanland County

Västmanland County

Västmanland County is a county or län in central Sweden. It borders to the counties of Södermanland, Örebro, Gävleborg, Dalarna and Uppsala...

 in central Sweden

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

. Its seat is located in the city of Västerås

Västerås

Västerås is a city in central Sweden, located on the shore of Lake Mälaren in the province Västmanland, some 100 km west of Stockholm...

.

The municipality prefers to use the denomination Västerås stad (City of Västerås) for the whole territory, including rural areas.

The municipality evolved gradually during the municipal reforms in Sweden. Most of the amalgamations took place in 1967 and the municipality in its present form was created in 1971. There are 30 original local government units within the present municipality.

Localities

The largest towns with pop. figures from 2005:

• Västerås
  Västerås
  Västerås is a city in central Sweden, located on the shore of Lake Mälaren in the province Västmanland, some 100 km west of Stockholm...
  
   (seat) 107,000 (fifth largest in the country)
• Skultuna
  Skultuna
  Skultuna is a locality situated in Västerås Municipality, Västmanland County, Sweden with 3,249 inhabitants in 2005.Skultuna is, in fact, Sweden's oldest industry and has an early 17th century brassworks, Skultuna Messingsbruk, and also two runestones....
  
   3,200
• Hökåsen
  Hökåsen
  Hökåsen is a locality situated in Västerås Municipality, Västmanland County, Sweden with 2,827 inhabitants in 2005....
  
   2,800
• Irsta
  Irsta
  Irsta is a locality situated in Västerås Municipality, Västmanland County, Sweden with 2,534 inhabitants in 2005....
  
   2,500
• Kvicksund
  Kvicksund
  Kvicksund is a bimunicipal locality situated in Västerås Municipality, Västmanland County and Eskilstuna Municipality, Södermanland County in Sweden with 1,714 inhabitants in 2005. It is located on the shores of Lake Mälaren. Kvicksund is mainly situated in two different areas, one on the southern...
  
   1,700 (partly in Eskilstuna Municipality
  Eskilstuna Municipality
  Eskilstuna Municipality is a municipality in Södermanland County in southeast Sweden, between the lakes Mälaren and Hjälmaren...
  
  )
• Dingtuna
  Dingtuna
  Dingtuna is a locality situated in Västerås Municipality, Västmanland County, Sweden with 959 inhabitants in 2005....
  
  1,000

External links

• Västerås Municipality - Official site