Gothenburg

Gothenburg (Swedish: {{Audio|sv-Göteborg.ogg|Göteborg}}) is a city and a municipality on the western coast of Sweden, in the County of Västra Götaland. With 478,055 inhabitants in the city and 816,931 in the metropolitan area it is the second largest city in Sweden after Stockholm and the seat of residence for the county.

Politics

The municipality is subdivided into 21 boroughs, which carry responsibility for primary school, social, leisure and cultural services within their respective areas. A point of some controversy is the fact that the borough councils do not reflect the local majority, but follow the majority at City Hall for the entire municipality. In the election of 1998 three boroughs -- Askim, Torslanda and Älvsborg -- held local referenda on forming their own municipalities, but their petitions were rejected by the Government of Sweden.

Related Topics:
Election - 1998 - Government of Sweden

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• Askim
• Backa
• Bergsjön
• Biskopsgården
• Centre
• Frölunda
• Gunnared

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• Härlanda
• Högsbo
• Kortedala
• Kärra-Rödbo
• Linnéstaden
• Lundby
• Lärjedalen

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• Majorna
• Styrsö
• Torslanda
• Tuve-Säve
• Tynnered
• Älvsborg
• Örgryte

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