Borås (Swedish pronunciation: [bʊˈroːs]) is a locality and the seat of Borås Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 66,273 inhabitants in 2010.

Borås is located at the point of two crossing railways, among them the railway between Gothenburg and Kalmar, and is often considered^{[citation needed]} the Swedish city gaining the most from the nationwide railway system laid between 1870-1910.

The city of Borås received its privileges in 1621 by King Gustav II Adolf. The reason was to give local pedlars a legal place for vending their merchandise. The city developed soon after it was founded. After a century it had increased to over 2,000 inhabitants.

Borås has been ravaged by fires four times: in 1681, 1727, 1822 and 1827. The Caroli church is the oldest of Borås's buildings, and has withstood all fires.

The city arms depicts two sheep-shearing scissors, a tribute to the vast number of smiths in the town in early history. It currently holds the Swedish record in the number of established mail-order firms.

Åsa-Britt Maria Torstensson (born 25 March 1958) is Swedish politician and a member of the Centre Party. She has a university degree in social work (Swedish: socionomexamen). She was a member of the Riksdag between 1998 and 2002 representing Västra Götaland County. Torstensson was re-elected to the Riksdag in the 2006 general election. On 6 October 2006 she was selected to become Minister for Infrastructure in the Cabinet of Fredrik Reinfeldt. After the 2010 general election she left the cabinet and returned to the Riksdag.