Boroughs and districts of Gothenburg


, Sweden is subdivided into 10 stadsdelsnämndsområden. The term is often translated to borough. But they are really not boroughs, as they are not legal entities or juristic persons of their own, but organs of the central municipal administration. The members of the committees are appointed by the kommunfullmäktige and not by the electorates of the respective "boroughs". They therefore represent the political majority of the municipality as a whole.
Gothenburg previously had 20 boroughs, but after a decision in the municipal assembly in January 2010 some of the boroughs were merged, leaving a total of 10 boroughs. The merge were implemented on 1 January 2011.
Each "borough" is divided into a number of officially defined residential districts. There are 94 districts. These are usually created by natural neighbourhoods, but sometimes consist of more than one traditional district.
The "boroughs" are responsible for, among other things, preschool, compulsory schooling, leisure, culture, social services, home-help service and care for the elderly.
Below is a list of the "boroughs" in Gothenburg, as well as the official districts. Also included are traditional districts, where these are part of an official district. The list of traditional districts is incomplete.

List of boroughs in Gothenburg after the 2011 merge

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Eastern Gothenburg

Härlanda borough

Officially defined districts

Officially defined districts