Västra Götaland Coonty

**Västra Götaland Coonty**  () is a coonty or *[[län]]* on the wastren coast o Swaden. 

The coonty is the seicont lairgest (in terms o population) o Swaden's coonties an it is subdividit intae 49 municipalities (*kommuner*). Its population o 1,550,000 amoonts tae 17% o Swaden's population. The caipital an govrenmental seat o Västra Götaland Coonty is Gothenburg.

The coonty wis established as recently as 1998, when Älvsborg Coonty, Gothenburg an Bohus Coonty an Skaraborg Coonty wur mergit. 

## Provinces
Sweden's coonties are generally o greater importance than its provinces. The coonties are the main admeenistrative units for politics, population coonts. 

Due tae its size an young age, the Västra Götaland Coonty haes nae common inheritance. O cultural an historical significant are the provinces that Västra Götaland Coonty consists o: Västergötland, Bohuslän an Dalsland. There is an aw an insignificant pairt o the province Halland athin the coonty.

In addition, the previous coonties that wur abolished in 1999 haed been in uise syne the 17t century, an therefore hae some cultural an historical significance.

## Neebours
Västra Götaland Coonty borders tae the coonties o Värmland, Örebro, Östergötland, Jönköping an Halland. It is an aw bundit bi the Norse coonty o Østfold, lakes Vättern an Vänern, as well as the strait o Skagerrak.

## Admeenistration
Västra Götaland wis creatit in 1998 bi a merger o the three umwhile coonties o *[[Gothenburg an Bohus Coonty]]*, *[[Älvsborg Coonty]]* an *[[Skaraborg County]]*. The seat o residence for the Govrenors or *Landshövding* is Gothenburg, while the seat o poleetical admeenistration an pouer is Vänersborg. The Govrenor is the heid o the Coonty Admeenistrative Board or *Länsstyrelse*.

## Politics
The Västra Götaland Regional Cooncil or *Västra Götalandsregionen* is an evolved Coonty Cooncil that for a trial period haes assumed certain tasks frae the Coonty Admeenistrative Board. Similar trial cooncils are appleed for Skåne Coonty an Gotland Coonty.

## Municipalities


Ale
Alingsås
Bengtsfors
Bollebygd
Borås
Dals-Ed
Essunga
Falköping
Färgelanda
Grästorp
Gullspång
Götene
Gothenburg
Herrljunga
Hjo
Härryda
Karlsborg
Kungälv
Lerum
Lidköping
Lilla Edet
Lysekil
Mariestad
Mark
Mellerud

Munkedal
Mölndal
Orust
Partille
Skara
Skövde
Sotenäs
Stenungsund
Strömstad
Svenljunga
Tanum
Tibro
Tidaholm
Tjörn
Tranemo
Trollhättan
Töreboda
Uddevalla
Ulricehamn
Vara
Vårgårda
Vänersborg
Åmål
Öckerö


## Heraldry
The airms for the Coonty o Västra Götaland wis grantit in 1999 when the coonty was formed. It is a combination o the provincial airms o Västergötland, Bohuslän an Dalsland wi the airms for the ceety o Gothenburg. When the airms is shown wi a ryal croun it represents the Coonty Admeenistrative Board, which is the regional presence o (ryal) govrenment authority. Blazon: "Quartered, I. the airms o Gothenburg, II. the airms o Bohuslän, III. the airms o Dalsland turned in courtoisie, IV. the airms o Västergötland."

## References an notes

## Freemit airtins
*Leet o Västra Götaland Govrenors
*Region Västra Götaland
*Västra Götaland Coonty Admeenistrative Board
*Gothenburg Regional Association o Local Authorities 
*Sjuhärad Regional Association o Local Authorities
*Skaraborg Regional Association o Local Authorities 
*Fyrbodals Regional Association o Local Authorities