|name = Västra Götaland|image = [[File: Västra_Götaland.png|240px]]|imagetext = The [[region]] of Västra Götaland in [[Country: Sweden|Sweden]]|symbol = [[File:Västra_GötalandCoat of arms of Västra Götaland.png|150px60px]]|Region symboltext = Coat of arms of Västra Götaland within County|country = [[Country: Sweden|Sweden]] [[File: Flag of Sweden.png|x12px]]|numberofzones = 23146 450|maxpph = 678611 705|updated = 20152023-0704-3111
}}
'''Västra Götaland''' is one of 21 [[regions]] in [[Country:Sweden|Sweden]]. The region corresponds to the county with the same name.
==Places==10 or more zones:<br>* '''Västra Götaland''' is one of 21 [[Alingsås,_Västra_Götaland|Alingsåsregions]]* in [[Borås,_Västra_Götaland|Borås]]* [[Falköping,_Västra_Götaland|Falköping]]* [[Göteborg,_Västra_Götaland|Göteborg]]* [[Karlsborg,_Västra_Götaland|Karlsborg]]* [[Kungälv,_Västra_Götaland|Kungälv]]* [[Lerum,_Västra_Götaland|Lerum]]* [[Lidköping,_Västra_Götaland|Lidköping]]* [[Lindome,_Västra_Götaland|Lindome]]* [[Mariestad,_Västra_Götaland|Mariestad]]* [[Mölndal,_Västra_Götaland|Mölndal]]* [[Mölnlycke,_Västra_Götaland|Mölnlycke]]* [[Skara,_Västra_Götaland|Skara]]* [[Skövde,_Västra_Götaland|Skövde]]* [[Stenungsund,_Västra_Götaland|Stenungsund]]* [[Tibro,_Västra_Götaland|Tibro]]* [[Trollhättan,_Västra_Götaland|Trollhättan]]* [[Uddevalla,_Västra_Götaland|Uddevalla]]* [[Vårgårda,_Västra_Götaland|Vårgårda]]* [[Vänersborg,_Västra_Götaland|Vänersborg]]* [[Åmål,_Västra_GötalandCountry: Sweden|ÅmålSweden]]. The region corresponds to the county with the same name.
Adjacent regions are [[Region: Østlandet|Østlandet]] (''Eastern Norway'') in [[Country: Norway|Norway]] and [[Region: Värmland|Värmland]] in the north, [[Region: Örebro|Örebro]] in the northeast, [[Region : Östergötland|Östergötland]] (through Lake Vättern) in the east, [[Region: Jönköping|Jönköping]] in the southeast and [[Region: Halland|Halland]] in the south.
The five largest urban areas are [[Gothenburg]], [[Borås]], [[Trollhättan]], [[Skövde]] and [[Uddevalla]].
Population: 1,742,917 (2021-09-30)<br>
Area: 23,942 km²
== Geographical overview ==
=== Municipalities ===
Västra Götaland consists of 49 [[municipalities]]:
The list is updated according to the zones that existed on 2023-04-11.
== Zones ==
There are [https://lundkvist.com/?country=se®ion=132&city=%23ALLA%23 6450] [[turf zones]] in the region of Västra Götaland, where one is counted as a [[world heritage site]], four [[winner zones]], 46 [[water zones]] 67 [[train station zones]], three [[national park zones]], 42 [[monument zones]], 453 [[holy zones]], one [[summit zone]], 250 [[bridge zones]], 21 [[castle zones]] and 70 [[ruin zones]].
The first [[turf zone]] in the region was [[Zone: Poseidon|Poseidon]] which was created on August 2, [[2010]].
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! New zones
! Accumulated
|-
| [[2010]]
| align="right"| 178
| align="right"| 178
|-
| [[2011]]
| align="right"| 150
| align="right"| 328
|-
| [[2012]]
| align="right"| 345
| align="right"| 673
|-
| [[2013]]
| align="right"| 446
| align="right"| 1 119
|-
| [[2014]]
| align="right"| 823
| align="right"| 1 942
|-
| [[2015]]
| align="right"| 499
| align="right"| 2 441
|-
| [[2016]]
| align="right"| 375
| align="right"| 2 816
|-
| [[2017]]
| align="right"| 819
| align="right"| 3 635
|-
| [[2018]]
| align="right"| 607
| align="right"| 4 242
|-
| [[2019]]
| align="right"| 503
| align="right"| 4 745
|-
| [[2020]]
| align="right"| 482*
| align="right"| 5 227*
|-
| [[2021]]
| align="right"| 514
| align="right"| 5 741*
|-
| [[2022]]
| align="right"| 572
| align="right"| 6 313
|}
Source: [https://turf.urbangeeks.org urbangeeks]
<nowiki>*</nowiki> (Including a zone ([[Zone: NäraTåget|NäraTåget]]) that was created in 2020 but was not given a date then due to technical issues. Now dated 2022.)
=== [[Never taken zones]] ===
[[Zones]] that were created more than six months ago and have never been [[take]]n by any [[turfer]].
# [[Event: Göteborg Turf Open 2014|Gothenburg Turf Open 2014]] - [[Gothenburg]] - May 10, [[2014]] - [[Open event]]
# [[Event: Göteborg Turf Open 2015|Gothenburg Turf Open 2015]] - [[Gothenburg]] - May 16, [[2015]] - [[Open event]]
# [[Event: Göteborg Turf Klubbmästerskap 2015|Gothenburg Turf CC 2015]] - [[Gothenburg]] - September 5, [[2015]] - [[Closed event]]
# [[Event: Göteborg Turf Open 2016|Gothenburg Turf Open 2016]] - [[Gothenburg]] - June 4, [[2016]] - [[Open event]]
# [[Event: Göteborg Turf Klubbmästerskap 2016|Gothenburg Turf CC 2016]] - [[Gothenburg]] , September 3, [[2016]] - [[Closed event]]
# [[Event: Göteborg Turf Open 2017|Gothenburg Turf Open 2017]] - [[Gothenburg]] - June 10, [[2017]] - [[Open event]]
# [[Event: Göteborg Turf Klubbmästerskap 2017|Gothenburg Turf CC 2017]] - [[Gothenburg]] - September 2, [[2017]] - [[Closed event]]
# [[Event: Göteborg Turf Open 2018|Gothenburg Turf Open 2018]] - [[Gothenburg]] - June 2, [[2018]] - [[Open event]]
# [[Event: Göteborg Turf Klubbmästerskap 2018|Gothenburg Turf CC 2018]] - [[Gothenburg]] - September 8, [[2018]] - [[Closed event]]
# [[Event: Göteborg Turf Open 2019|Gothenburg Turf Open 2019]] - [[Mölndal]] - June 8, [[2019]] - [[Open event]]
# [[Event: Göteborg Turf Klubbmästerskap 2019|Gothenburg Turf CC 2019]] - [[Gothenburg]] - September 7, [[2019]] - [[Closed event]]
# [[Event: Göteborg Turf Open 2020|Gothenburg Turf Open 2020]] - [[Gothenburg]] - June 6, [[2020]] - [[Open event]]
# [[Event: Göteborg Turf Klubbmästerskap 2020|Gothenburg Turf CC 2020]] - [[Gothenburg]] - September 10, [[2020]] - [[Closed event]]
# [[Event: Göteborg Turf Open 2021|Gothenburg Turf Open 2021]] - [[Gothenburg]] - July 3, [[2021]] - [[Open event]]
# [[Event: Göteborg Turf Klubbmästerskap 2021|Gothenburg Turf CC 2021]] - [[Gothenburg]] - September 11, [[2021]] - [[Closed event]]
# [[Event: Göteborg Turf Open 2022|Gothenburg Turf Open 2022]] - [[Gothenburg]] - July 2, [[2022]] - [[Open event]]
# [[Event: Göteborg Turf Klubbmästerskap 2022|Gothenburg Turf CC 2022]] - [[Mölndal]] - September 17, [[2022]] - [[Closed event]]
# [[Event: Göteborg Turf Open 2023|Gothenburg Turf Open 2023]] - [[Gothenburg]] - July 1, [[2023]] - [[Open event]]
== Region battles ==
[[Region battles]] the region has participated in.
# [[Skåne vs Västra Götaland 2014]] during [[round 46]].
# [[Stockholm vs Västra Götaland 2014]] during [[round 51]].
# [[Team battle 2017]] during [[round 87]].
# [[Skåne vs Västra Götaland 2019]] during [[round 112]].
# [[Sverigekampen 2020]] during [[round 123]].
== External links ==
*[httphttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%C3%A4stra_G%C3%B6taland_County Västra Götaland County (Wikipedia)]* [https://turfgame.com/toplist/Västra%20Götaland Current toplist of Västra Götaland.]*[httphttps://warded.se/turf/regionfairy.php?rid=132 Map showing the pph current points per hour (PPH) for all zones in Västra Götaland.]*[httphttps://warded.se/turf/newzones.php?region=132 List of the 100 newest zones in Västra Götaland]* [https://warded.se/turf/round.php?rid=132 Statistics on zones and players in Västra Götaland for the current round]* [https://lundkvist.com/?country=se®ion=132&city=%23ALLA%23 Map with all zones in Västra Götaland marked]* [https://issues.turfgame.com/zones Error reporting of zones]