Åmål

Åmål () is a locality and the seat of Åmål Municipality in Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 9,065 inhabitants in 2010. It is situated on the western shore of Vänern.

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Settlement.official_name: Åmål
Settlement.image_skyline: Åmål Centre.JPG
Settlement.image_caption: Central Åmål
Settlement.pushpin_map: Sweden Västra Götaland#Sweden
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Sweden
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Åmål Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Västra Götaland County
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Dalsland
Settlement.area_total_km2: 7.54
Settlement.population_as_of: 31 December 2010
Settlement.population_total: 9,065
Settlement.population_density_km2: 1203
Settlement.timezone: CET
Settlement.utc_offset: +1

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: urban area in Sweden
Official name: Åmål
Country: Sweden
Located in: Åmål Municipality
Population: 8954
Area: 782
Time zone: UTC+01:00
Capital of: Åmål Municipality
Official website: www.amal.se
Image: Åmål Centre.JPG
Dialing code: 0532

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''Show Me Love'' (''Fucking Åmål'')
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Åmål () is a locality and the seat of Åmål Municipality in Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 9,065 inhabitants in 2010. It is situated on the western shore of Vänern.

In 2005 Åmål received second prize in the international competition The International Awards for Liveable Communities (also known as the LivCom Awards). The Åmåls Blues Fest has been held annually in Åmål since 1992.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Åmål” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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