Väster, also called West, is a city district ( sv, stadsområde) in
Malmö Municipality
Malmö Municipality ( sv, Malmö kommun), or City of Malmö (''Malmö stad''), is a Swedish municipality in Skåne County, the southernmost of the counties of Sweden (and conterminous with the historical province (''landskap'') of Scania).
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It was established on 1 July 2013 after the merger of
Hyllie
Hyllie () is an area and former city district ( sv, stadsdel) in the central of Malmö Municipality, Sweden. On 1 July 2013, it was merged with Limhamn-Bunkeflo, forming Väster. In 2012, Hyllie had a population of 32,998 of the municipality's ...
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Limhamn-Bunkeflo
Limhamn-Bunkeflo was a city district ( sv, stadsdel) in the west and south of Malmö Municipality, Sweden. On 1 July 2013, it was merged with Hyllie, forming Väster. In 2012, Limhamn-Bunkeflo had a population of 42,646 of the municipality's 30 ...
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It has a population of 75,600.
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City districts of Malmö
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