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Gothenburg, Sweden
Gothenburg, Sweden
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Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden, after the capital Stockholm, and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated by the Kattegat on the west coast of Sweden, it is the gubernatorial seat of Västra Götaland County, with a population of approximately 600,000 in the city proper and about 1.1 million inhabitants in the metropolitan area.
Population549,839 (2010)
Elevation12 m
WeatherRecent annual daily averages ranged from about 33°F to 66°F by month.
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