Gothenburg Municipality (''Göteborgs kommun''), Sweden is subdivided into 10 ''stadsdelsnämndsområden'' (roughly "city district committee areas"). The term is often translated to ''

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''. But they are really not boroughs, as they are not legal entities or

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s of their own, but organs of the central municipal administration. The members of the committees are appointed by the ''

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'' (municipal assembly) 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

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s (''Swedish: primärområden''). 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,

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, 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

Source:http://www.goteborg.se/wps/portal/!ut/p/c5/04_SB8K8xLLM9MSSzPy8xBz9CP0os3gjU-9AJyMvYwMDSycXA6MQFxNDPwtTIyNzY6B8pFm8s7ujh4m5j4GBhYm7gYGniZO_n4dzoKGBpzEB3X4e-bmp-gW5EeUAW7fDzA!!/dl3/d3/L0lDU0lKSWdrbUEhIS9JRFJBQUlpQ2dBek15cXchLzRCRWo4bzBGbEdpdC1iWHBBRUEhLzdfMjVLUUIySjMwMDlCRDAyVEQ0MU44NTIyTjQvUjRDbFQ3NDI0MDAwNg!!/?WCM_PORTLET=PC_7_25KQB2J3009BD02TD41N8522N4000000_WCM&WCM_GLOBAL_CONTEXT=/wps/wcm/connect/goteborg.se/goteborg_se/politikoorganisation/organisation/stadsdelsforvaltningar/art_polorg_stadsdelsreformen *Norra Hisingen (Northern Hisingen) (Previously the boroughs Backa, Kärra-Rödbo and Tuve-Säve) *Angered (Previously the boroughs Gunnared and Lärjedalen) *Östra Göteborg (Eastern Gothenburg) (Previously the boroughs Bergsjön and Kortedala) *Västra Hisingen (Western Hisingen) (Previously the boroughs Biskopsgården and Torslanda) *Lundby *Majorna-Linné (Previously the boroughs Linnéstaden and Majorna) *Centrum *Örgryte-Härlanda *Västra Göteborg (Western Gothenburg) (Previously the boroughs Södra Skärgården and Tynnered/Älvsborg) *Askim-Frölunda-Högsbo (Previously the boroughs Askim, Frölunda and Högsbo)

Boroughs before the 2011 merge

Eastern Gothenburg

Härlanda borough

Officially defined districts

* Björkekärr *

Härlanda Härlanda is one of the 21 ''stadsdelsnämndsområden'' (roughly "city district committee areas") of Gothenburg Municipality in Sweden, situated to the east of the city centre. To the east of Härlanda lies Partille Municipality, and to the sout ...

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* Torpa

Traditional districts

* Björkekärr * Fräntorp *

* Torpa * Vidkärr

Örgryte borough

Officially defined districts

* Olskroken * Redbergslid * Bagaregården * Kallebäck * Skår * Överås * Kärralund * Lunden

Other

* Angered **Angereds Centrum (''officially defined'') **Hammarkullen (''officially defined'') **Lövgärdet (''officially defined'') **Rannebergen (''officially defined'') **Gårdstensbergen (''officially defined'') **Hjällbo (''officially defined'') **Eriksbo (''officially defined'') **Agnesberg (''officially defined'') **Linnarhult (''officially defined'') **Gunnilse (''officially defined'') **Bergum (''officially defined'') *

Askim Askim () is a town and a former municipality in (from January 1, 2020) Indre Østfold Kommune in the former county of Østfold county (from January 1, 2020 a part of Viken county), Norway. The administrative centre of the Askim municipality wa ...

(''officially defined'') **Hovås (''officially defined'') **

Billdal Billdal is a bimunicipal locality situated in Kungsbacka Municipality, Halland County, and Gothenburg Municipality, Västra Götaland County, in Sweden. It had 10,289 inhabitants in 2010. It mainly consists of villas and terraced houses, grouped a ...

* Backa **Backa (''officially defined'') **Skogome (''officially defined'') **Brunnsbo (''officially defined'') **Skälltorp (''officially defined'') * Bergsjön **Västra Bergsjön (''officially defined'') **Östra Bergsjön (''officially defined'') *

Biskopsgården Biskopsgården is a district (''stadsdelsnämndsområde'') in Gothenburg Municipality, Sweden. History Today you can find the first trace of humans by the hillsides that was once beaches in an archipelago. The border between Sweden and Norway ...

**Norra Biskopsgården (''officially defined'') **Södra Biskopsgården (''officially defined'') **Jättesten (''officially defined'') **Svartedalen (''officially defined'') **Länsmansgården (''officially defined'') *

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("Centre") **Guldheden (''officially defined'') **Heden (''officially defined'') **Johanneberg (''officially defined'') **Krokslätt (''officially defined'') **Landala (''officially defined'') **Stampen (''officially defined'') **Vasastaden (''officially defined'') **Lorensberg (''officially defined'') **Inom Vallgraven (''officially defined'') * Frölunda **Järnbrott (''officially defined'') **Tofta (''officially defined'') **Ruddalen (''officially defined'') **Frölunda Torg (''officially defined'') * Högsbo **Kaverös (''officially defined'') **Flatås (''officially defined'') **Högsbohöjd (''officially defined'') **Högsbotorp (''officially defined'') **Högsbo (''officially defined'') * Kortedala **Gamlestaden (''officially defined'') **Utby (''officially defined'') **Södra Kortedala (''officially defined'') **Norra Kortedala (''officially defined'') * Kärra-Rödbo **Kärra (''officially defined'') **Rödbo (''officially defined'') * Linnéstaden **Masthugget (''officially defined'') **Änggården (''officially defined'') **Haga (''officially defined'') **Annedal (''officially defined'') **Olivedal (''officially defined'') * Lundby **Sannegården (''officially defined'') **Brämaregården (''officially defined'') **Kvillebäcken (''officially defined'') **Slättadamm (''officially defined'') **Kärrdalen (''officially defined'') * Majorna **Kungsladugård (''officially defined'') **Sanna (''officially defined'') **Majorna (''officially defined'') **Stigberget (''officially defined'') *

Styrsö Styrsö () is a small island and a locality situated in Göteborg Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 1,304 inhabitants in 2010. It lies in the Southern Göteborg Archipelago of Sweden with about 1,400 inhabitants. Regulaferrie ...

**Styrsö (''officially defined'') ***Asperö ***Brännö ***Donsö ***Köpstadsö ***Styrsö ***Vargö ***Vrångö *

Torslanda Torslanda is an urban district situated in Gothenburg Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 10,129 inhabitants in 2005. Etymology A Norse pagan place of sacrifice to the God Thor was once located here, which gave rise to the name ...

**Hjuvik (''officially defined'') **Nolered (''officially defined'') **Björlanda (''officially defined'') **Arendal (''officially defined'') * Tuve-Säve **Tuve (''officially defined'') **Säve (''officially defined'') * Tynnered **Bratthammar (''officially defined'') **Guldringen (''officially defined'') **Skattegården (''officially defined'') **Ängås (''officially defined'') **Önnered (''officially defined'') **Grevegården (''officially defined'') **Näset (''officially defined'') **Kannebäck (''officially defined'') * Älvsborg **Fiskebäck (''officially defined'') **Långedrag (''officially defined'') **Hagen (''officially defined'') **Grimmered (''officially defined'')

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