# Västerås Municipality

Västerås Municipality (Västerås kommun) is a municipality in Västmanland County in central Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Västerås.
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

As of 2018, there were 17 localities in the municipality:
| Municipality | Population |
| Västerås | 127 799 |
| Skultuna | 3 342 |
| Hökåsen | 3 023 |
| Irsta | 2 833 |
| Kvicksund | 2 208 |
| Tillberga | 2 164 |
| Barkarö | 1 546 |
| Enhagen-Ekbacken | 1 091 |
| Dingtuna | 1 032 |
| Tidö-Lindö | 710 |
| Malmen | 522 |
| Örtagården | 471 |
| Tortuna | 418 |
| Harkie | 284 |
| Munga | 272 |
| Lycksta | 240 |
| Kärsta och Bredsdal | 221 |

## Demographics

This is a demographic table based on Västerås Municipality's electoral districts in the 2022 Swedish general election sourced from SVT's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official statistics.
In total there were 156,510 residents, including 116,663 Swedish citizens of voting age. 46.8% voted for the left coalition and 51.9% for the right coalition. This made Västerås the most populated municipality in which the right coalition won the vote. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.
| Location | Residents | Citizen adults | Left vote | Right vote | Employed | Swedish parents | Foreign heritage | Income SEK | Degree |
| Location | | | % | % | | | | | |
| 101 Centrum | 1,572 | 1,429 | 45.8 | 53.8 | 75 | 71 | 29 | 26,218 | 45 |
| 102 Kyrkbacken | 1,480 | 1,257 | 42.8 | 55.5 | 76 | 76 | 24 | 26,542 | 56 |
| 103 Herrgärdet | 1,638 | 1,377 | 51.7 | 47.3 | 79 | 76 | 24 | 27,022 | 50 |
| 104 Kopparlunden | 1,636 | 1,136 | 49.6 | 49.4 | 75 | 55 | 45 | 24,841 | 41 |
| 105 Östermalm | 1,593 | 1,227 | 43.9 | 55.5 | 79 | 63 | 37 | 30,042 | 55 |
| 106 Östra Hamnen | 1,694 | 1,476 | 40.5 | 58.8 | 87 | 76 | 24 | 36,688 | 65 |
| 107 Lillåudden | 1,606 | 1,284 | 39.3 | 59.6 | 83 | 70 | 30 | 34,190 | 63 |
| 108 Norrmalm/Blåsbo | 1,554 | 1,341 | 41.6 | 57.9 | 87 | 85 | 15 | 29,986 | 58 |
| 109 Aroslund/Iggebygärdet | 1,679 | 1,322 | 45.4 | 53.4 | 80 | 78 | 22 | 27,061 | 53 |
| 110 Kristiansborg/Karlsdal | 1,760 | 1,372 | 43.5 | 55.4 | 78 | 74 | 26 | 26,914 | 56 |
| 111 Annedal/Stallhagen | 1,632 | 1,458 | 37.3 | 62.1 | 85 | 83 | 17 | 34,371 | 64 |
| 112 Oxbacken/Västermalm | 1,617 | 1,407 | 47.2 | 51.9 | 81 | 76 | 24 | 25,258 | 54 |
| 113 Pettersberg Ö | 1,221 | 1,025 | 49.4 | 49.4 | 83 | 75 | 25 | 26,848 | 49 |
| 114 Pettersberg V | 3,042 | 1,619 | 64.7 | 29.9 | 54 | 21 | 79 | 14,560 | 26 |
| 115 Jakobsberg | 1,801 | 1,452 | 40.9 | 58.4 | 84 | 83 | 17 | 32,033 | 66 |
| 116 Hammarby Stadshage | 2,035 | 1,329 | 54.0 | 44.3 | 69 | 53 | 47 | 20,894 | 44 |
| 117 Vetterslund | 1,632 | 1,193 | 54.3 | 43.5 | 77 | 57 | 43 | 24,027 | 45 |
| 201 Hammarby Ö | 1,956 | 1,281 | 51.6 | 46.9 | 74 | 55 | 45 | 22,174 | 40 |
| 202 Hammarby V | 1,617 | 1,311 | 57.9 | 38.1 | 66 | 35 | 65 | 20,134 | 33 |
| 203 Bäckby Ö | 2,263 | 1,498 | 67.3 | 28.1 | 54 | 29 | 71 | 14,871 | 19 |
| 204 Bäckby N | 2,099 | 1,287 | 67.3 | 28.6 | 57 | 20 | 80 | 16,691 | 22 |
| 205 Bäckby V | 1,675 | 1,245 | 53.9 | 45.2 | 82 | 55 | 45 | 24,954 | 39 |
| 206 Bäckby C | 1,483 | 1,106 | 59.0 | 38.8 | 76 | 44 | 56 | 23,031 | 31 |
| 207 Bäckby S | 1,553 | 1,197 | 49.2 | 48.8 | 79 | 47 | 53 | 24,481 | 36 |
| 208 Skälby V | 1,901 | 1,299 | 40.7 | 58.4 | 83 | 62 | 38 | 29,049 | 50 |
| 209 Skälby Ö | 1,729 | 1,216 | 50.5 | 47.0 | 78 | 59 | 41 | 25,896 | 40 |
| 210 Stohagen/Spantgatan | 1,615 | 1,287 | 52.0 | 46.3 | 76 | 71 | 29 | 25,615 | 46 |
| 211 Enhagen-Ekbacken | 1,793 | 1,279 | 35.5 | 64.0 | 91 | 88 | 12 | 37,334 | 63 |
| 212 Barkarö/Tidö-Lindö | 1,272 | 896 | 32.0 | 67.3 | 89 | 86 | 14 | 35,942 | 57 |
| 213 Barkarö C | 1,778 | 1,192 | 39.2 | 59.6 | 91 | 89 | 11 | 36,249 | 70 |
| 214 Dingtuna-Lillhärad | 1,744 | 1,324 | 39.6 | 59.9 | 88 | 89 | 11 | 31,863 | 45 |
| 215 Dingtuna C | 1,011 | 721 | 37.1 | 62.6 | 89 | 86 | 14 | 29,292 | 39 |
| 216 Kvicksund/Rytterne | 2,073 | 1,627 | 36.7 | 62.6 | 88 | 88 | 12 | 30,278 | 51 |
| 301 Skallberget S | 1,678 | 1,159 | 57.1 | 39.9 | 60 | 45 | 55 | 16,808 | 30 |
| 302 Skallberget N | 1,382 | 1,047 | 56.4 | 42.6 | 72 | 71 | 29 | 22,766 | 38 |
| 303 Nordanby | 1,259 | 792 | 52.0 | 45.3 | 75 | 61 | 39 | 26,030 | 47 |
| 304 Gryta NÖ | 1,950 | 1,460 | 52.2 | 47.4 | 88 | 82 | 18 | 30,799 | 59 |
| 305 Gryta NV | 1,932 | 1,399 | 52.4 | 46.6 | 83 | 77 | 23 | 29,409 | 58 |
| 306 Önsta | 1,737 | 1,251 | 48.2 | 50.9 | 79 | 67 | 33 | 30,099 | 53 |
| 307 Gryta SÖ | 1,926 | 1,374 | 50.5 | 48.7 | 79 | 68 | 32 | 27,773 | 55 |
| 308 Gryta SV | 1,919 | 1,348 | 52.6 | 45.9 | 74 | 67 | 33 | 25,773 | 44 |
| 309 Tunby-Vega | 1,950 | 1,425 | 46.2 | 53.1 | 80 | 76 | 24 | 28,615 | 49 |
| 310 Rönnby S | 1,980 | 1,472 | 41.3 | 57.6 | 89 | 87 | 13 | 33,185 | 67 |
| 311 Rönnby N | 1,740 | 1,354 | 47.2 | 51.9 | 82 | 81 | 19 | 24,781 | 49 |
| 312 Fredriksberg | 2,077 | 1,349 | 62.8 | 34.0 | 58 | 32 | 68 | 16,915 | 24 |
| 313 Råby S | 1,621 | 1,138 | 61.0 | 36.5 | 67 | 35 | 65 | 19,000 | 35 |
| 314 Råby N | 1,629 | 1,181 | 63.9 | 33.7 | 66 | 33 | 67 | 18,821 | 32 |
| 315 Råby Ö | 1,298 | 946 | 57.5 | 41.2 | 71 | 45 | 55 | 20,007 | 31 |
| 316 Vallby S | 2,195 | 1,331 | 65.4 | 30.0 | 55 | 19 | 81 | 14,069 | 27 |
| 317 Eriksborg/Hagaberg | 1,819 | 1,324 | 44.9 | 53.8 | 84 | 59 | 41 | 29,016 | 54 |
| 318 Brottberga/Vallby N | 1,919 | 1,428 | 35.3 | 63.3 | 82 | 55 | 45 | 30,410 | 49 |
| 319 Vallby C/Bjärby | 2,255 | 1,379 | 48.7 | 48.0 | 65 | 38 | 62 | 18,951 | 33 |
| 320 Skultuna | 1,813 | 1,254 | 48.4 | 50.8 | 76 | 76 | 24 | 24,698 | 36 |
| 321 Skultuna C | 2,000 | 1,381 | 49.1 | 50.0 | 73 | 70 | 30 | 21,414 | 26 |
| 322 Haraker Romfartuna | 2,043 | 1,648 | 38.3 | 60.0 | 86 | 89 | 11 | 28,076 | 39 |
| 401 Emaus | 973 | 976 | 48.0 | 50.3 | 78 | 63 | 37 | 25,852 | 59 |
| 402 Bergslagsparken | 1,324 | 1,071 | 45.5 | 53.8 | 83 | 75 | 25 | 27,075 | 46 |
| 403 Gideonsberg | 1,754 | 1,324 | 53.8 | 45.7 | 73 | 69 | 31 | 21,882 | 41 |
| 404 Skälängen | 1,559 | 1,313 | 52.7 | 46.2 | 79 | 72 | 28 | 24,541 | 44 |
| 405 Nordanby gärde | 1,637 | 1,328 | 52.5 | 46.7 | 81 | 69 | 31 | 25,367 | 44 |
| 406 Sandgärdet | 1,606 | 1,292 | 44.8 | 53.9 | 80 | 77 | 23 | 26,067 | 43 |
| 407 Haga | 1,587 | 1,326 | 46.5 | 52.2 | 79 | 74 | 26 | 23,222 | 43 |
| 408 Skjutbanegatan | 1,572 | 1,344 | 44.5 | 54.0 | 81 | 71 | 29 | 24,856 | 39 |
| 409 Hemdal | 1,837 | 1,428 | 46.7 | 52.3 | 78 | 74 | 26 | 26,408 | 51 |
| 410 Malmaberg S | 1,945 | 1,551 | 50.3 | 48.2 | 69 | 68 | 32 | 21,297 | 35 |
| 411 Malmaberg N | 1,775 | 1,375 | 50.4 | 48.9 | 78 | 76 | 24 | 26,402 | 51 |
| 412 Klockartorp | 1,793 | 1,500 | 45.7 | 53.2 | 79 | 79 | 21 | 24,068 | 37 |
| 413 Skiljebo S | 1,699 | 1,289 | 46.5 | 52.6 | 87 | 81 | 19 | 31,933 | 58 |
| 414 Skiljebo N | 1,747 | 1,333 | 50.1 | 47.4 | 68 | 63 | 37 | 19,881 | 37 |
| 415 Odensviplatsen | 1,536 | 1,150 | 54.6 | 44.7 | 78 | 67 | 33 | 21,690 | 40 |
| 416 Brandthovda | 1,315 | 984 | 43.2 | 56.2 | 89 | 83 | 17 | 33,273 | 59 |
| 417 Bjurhovda SV | 1,552 | 1,042 | 53.6 | 44.2 | 69 | 52 | 48 | 21,272 | 28 |
| 418 Bjurhovda SO | 1,610 | 1,136 | 49.2 | 48.2 | 67 | 64 | 36 | 21,772 | 30 |
| 419 Bjurhovda N | 1,730 | 1,376 | 42.8 | 56.2 | 90 | 83 | 17 | 31,936 | 51 |
| 420 Hökåsen/Tillberga | 1,974 | 1,386 | 31.8 | 67.3 | 88 | 90 | 10 | 31,356 | 50 |
| 421 Hökåsen C | 1,852 | 1,315 | 40.8 | 58.5 | 91 | 86 | 14 | 31,319 | 48 |
| 422 Tillberga C | 2,121 | 1,563 | 40.2 | 59.2 | 85 | 88 | 12 | 28,097 | 34 |
| 423 Tortuna/Sevalla | 1,075 | 844 | 34.6 | 63.6 | 89 | 93 | 7 | 28,982 | 41 |
| 501 Viksäng V/Ängsgärdet | 1,539 | 1,353 | 58.6 | 39.6 | 63 | 53 | 47 | 17,488 | 36 |
| 502 Viksäng/Stenhagen | 1,715 | 1,373 | 50.4 | 47.7 | 79 | 72 | 28 | 24,536 | 47 |
| 503 Viksäng Ö | 1,933 | 1,285 | 51.0 | 47.6 | 81 | 71 | 29 | 26,423 | 48 |
| 504 Talltorp/Lillhamra | 2,030 | 1,282 | 40.2 | 58.8 | 88 | 80 | 20 | 35,351 | 67 |
| 505 Notudden | 1,561 | 1,244 | 41.6 | 57.4 | 85 | 65 | 35 | 32,065 | 58 |
| 506 Mälarparken | 1,270 | 1,029 | 44.8 | 54.6 | 87 | 77 | 23 | 31,394 | 54 |
| 507 Framnäs | 1,371 | 1,185 | 38.7 | 60.5 | 87 | 86 | 14 | 34,017 | 70 |
| 508 Berghamra/Hamre | 2,003 | 1,416 | 39.4 | 59.9 | 80 | 83 | 17 | 33,632 | 66 |
| 509 Gäddeholm | 1,316 | 801 | 41.1 | 58.5 | 94 | 87 | 13 | 39,511 | 70 |
| 510 Irsta S | 1,282 | 928 | 35.4 | 63.6 | 90 | 89 | 11 | 30,579 | 49 |
| 511 Irsta N | 1,464 | 999 | 41.8 | 57.8 | 91 | 91 | 9 | 33,685 | 57 |
| 512 Björksta/Kungsåra | 1,518 | 1,178 | 37.6 | 60.8 | 85 | 90 | 10 | 28,348 | 38 |
| 513 Öster Mälarstrand | 1,518 | 1,241 | 45.0 | 54.3 | 86 | 67 | 33 | 32,060 | 58 |
| 514 Kärrbolandet | 1,541 | 1,193 | 35.7 | 63.7 | 89 | 89 | 11 | 31,378 | 51 |
| Source: SVT ||||||||||

## International relations
### Twin towns — Sister cities

Västerås is twinned with:
* Lahti
* Randers
* Ålesund
* Akureyri
* České Budějovice
* Banja Luka
* Kassel
* Jinan
* Gaborone