Sweden's second-largest city after the capital Stockholm and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries, on the west coast by the Kattegat strait about 400 kilometers from Stockholm. It serves as the gubernatorial seat of Vastra Gotaland County, with a population of approximately 600,000 in the city proper and about 1.1 million across its metropolitan area.
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The Swedish East India Company was a chartered trading company based in Gothenburg, Sweden.
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Wikimedia FoundationInfobox: population_total
612,231
Infobox: population_as_of
2025; 2023 for urban area
Infobox: Area
447.76 km2 (172.88 sq mi)
Lead section: founding
King Gustavus Adolphus founded Gothenburg by royal charter in 1621
Infobox: Elevation
12 m (39 ft)
Infobox: Coordinates
57°42′27″N 11°58′03″E
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