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Borås
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Urban area in Borås Municipality, Västra Götaland County

Borås

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Facts

MunicipalityBorås
CountyVästra Götaland County
Population75,565
Area3,211 ha
SCB code1490TC104

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Place profile

84/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
27/100
Quiet surroundings
30/100
Rurality
50/100
Urbanity
84/100
Family friendliness
85/100
Senior friendliness
87/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest60 m
  • Distance to water440 m
  • Distance to farmland1.2 km
  • Distance to shoreline440 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway800 m
  • Distance to industry360 m
  • Distance to power line1.7 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store560 m
  • Distance to school530 m
  • Distance to train station2.4 km

Median across 11,065 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 2,1040–41,873
  • 2,2585–92,038
  • 2,33510–142,153
  • 2,43615–192,373
  • 2,86320–243,047
  • 3,16925–292,953
  • 3,27430–342,968
  • 2,93335–392,595
  • 2,56040–442,393
  • 2,31445–492,270
  • 2,18550–542,362
  • 2,35255–592,401
  • 2,17460–642,178
  • 1,86665–691,971
  • 1,55170–741,754
  • 1,43775–791,792
  • 1,94380+3,029

Men 39,754Women 40,150

Marital status

  • Unmarried44,138 (55 %)
  • Married23,400 (29 %)
  • Divorced9,232 (12 %)
  • Widowed3,153 (4 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 51 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Borås, 79,904 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 75,565 inhabitants. A statistical area follows no locality boundary, so the figures describe the area around the locality, not the locality alone.

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Driving time

  • Stockholm5 h 10 min
  • Gothenburg55 min
  • Malmö3 h 45 min

Modelled car route (MOTIS), not a navigator's ETA — the figures run systematically high but are comparable between localities. Destinations not listed are more than six hours away.

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Lakes nearby

  • Ramnasjön8 ha1.8 km
  • Öresjö648 ha3.6 km
  • Pickesjön29 ha3.8 km
  • Stora Transåssjön9 ha4.1 km

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Nearest localities

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Associations and activities

And 15 more associations →

Associations and activities carrying the locality's name, from the municipalities' own registers, the Swedish Sports Confederation and the Swedish Tax Agency. The list is not exhaustive: an association without the locality name in its name is not included.

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone660 m
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)5.8 km
  • Potentially contaminated land286 in the locality310 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve1.8 km
  • Natura 200034.2 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest1.6 km
  • Water protection area2.5 km
  • Habitat protection3.2 km
  • National conservation interest8.9 km
  • National heritage interest8.9 km

Services & safety

  • School85 in the locality300 m
  • Fire station1 in the locality620 m
  • Police station1 in the locality750 m
  • Civil defence shelter792 in the locality130 m
  • Vulnerable area (police)720 m

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site2 in the locality1.6 km
  • Swimming pool7 in the locality1.4 km
  • Campsite1.8 km
  • Hiking trail1.6 km
  • Cycle trail2.2 km
  • Floodlit track3.1 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant64 in the locality280 m
  • Café13 in the locality570 m
  • Petrol station22 in the locality710 m
  • Library4 in the locality750 m
  • Sports hall19 in the locality1.3 km
  • Hotel11 in the locality780 m
  • Care home10 in the locality1.2 km
  • Recycling centre2 in the locality2.1 km

Disturbance

  • Major road630 m
  • Railway850 m
  • Power line1.4 km
  • Wind turbine12.1 km
  • Mobile mast12 in the locality630 m
  • Military area4.2 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)5 in the locality2.4 km
  • Quarry5.2 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark27 in the locality740 m
  • Church27 in the locality620 m
  • Community hall9 in the locality950 m

Distances are measured from the locality's centre to the nearest point in the layer, capped at 50 km. Counts are exact within the locality boundary. A layer not listed has nothing within the cap.

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Applies to the whole municipality

  • Population114,872
  • Median income382,600 kr/yr
  • Average age41.4 years
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