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General information - Location

Country	Sweden
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 12.9402,Lat: 57.7281
Elevation	178 meter above sea level
Local time	11:17:57am
Name province/region (Län)	Västra Götalands län
Wiki-website Subregion (Kommun)	Borås

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Tosseryd	4.4 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Gånghester	5.9 km	EastSouthEast
3 Frufällan	5.9 km	NorthNorthEast
4 Sjömarken	6.7 km	West
5 Bosnäs	8.4 km	SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 København	Denmark	225 km	South
2 Oslo	Norway	275 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Stockholm	Sweden	346 km	NorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Kattegat is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 57 km (direction West).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Gota coastal: Viskan, Nissan, part of the larger catchment area Skagerrak and Kattegat. The nearest bigger lake is Mjörn (58.7 km² at a distance of 33 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Swedish-Norwegian border with a straight distance of 151.4 km in NorthNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 212 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 58%, hill: 42%, The hills are mainly western orientated. The surroundings of the place is highly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is forest.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)

Name
Västergötland

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport (at a distance of 40 km and direction WestSouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

46.3 km2

58.9%

Nature

0.1 km2

0.1%

Agriculture

2.4 km2

3.1%

Urban area

23.3 km2

29.7%

Infrastructure

1.4 km2

1.7%

Water - Lakes

1.8 km2

2.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Borås in country Sweden

Borås at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Grimeton Radio Station, Varberg	Sweden	77 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Rock Carvings in Tanum	Sweden	144 km	NorthWest
3 Kronborg Castle	Denmark	189 km	South

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Mlarp och Krklingshage	SE	9.2 km	NorthNorthEast

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Borås
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Borås

Type of weather in Borås	clear sky
Current temperature:	2 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.35 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	West South West
Air pressure:	1006 mb
Humidity:	65 %
Daylength at 23 November 2024:	7 hour and 27 minutes
Sunrise :	08:11 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	15:38 Europe/Amsterdam