Västra Götaland County is a county or län on the western coast of Sweden.
The county is the second largest of Sweden's counties and it is subdivided into 49 municipalities. Its population of 1,616,000 amounts to 17% of Sweden's population. The formal capital and seat of the governor of Västra Götaland County is Gothenburg. The political capital and seat of the Västra Götaland Regional Council is Vänersborg.
The county was established in 01 January 1998, when Älvsborg County, Gothenburg and Bohus County and Skaraborg County were merged.
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Västra_Götaland_County
Coordinates 58°18'21.887" N 12°33'32.627" E
