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Västerås is a city in central Sweden located on Lake Mälaren, west of Stockholm, with a population of about 128,000 people as of 2019. It serves as the capital of Västmanland County and is the seat of a Catholic or Lutheran diocese, making it an important administrative and religious center in the region.
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Västerås
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Västerås collage 2025.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Clockwise from top left: Half-timbered buildings alongside Svartån river, Västerås Castle, Skrapan, Biskopsgården, Västerås city hall.
- Settlement.nicknames
- Mälarstaden (The City of Mälaren), Gurkstaden (The Cucumber City)
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Sweden Västmanland#Sweden
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- County
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Västmanland
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Västmanland County
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Västerås Municipality
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 52.94
- Settlement.area_metro_km2
- 962.78
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 17
- Settlement.population_total
- 127,799
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2019
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- 2094
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