Västerbotten County
Västerbotten County | |
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Basic data | |
Historical provinces ( landskap ) : |
Västerbotten , Lapland ( Ångermanland ) |
Residence town (residensstad) : | Umeå |
Administrative structure: | 15 municipalities |
District President ( landshövding ) : | Magdalena Andersson (politician, 1954) |
Letter (länsbokstav) : | AC |
SCB code: | 24 |
Residents : | 271,736 (December 31, 2019) |
Area : | 58,875.4 km² |
Population density : | 4.6 inhabitants / km² |
Establishment (year): | 1638 |
Website: | www.ac.lst.se |
Coordinates: 64 ° 49 ' N , 18 ° 7' E
Västerbottens län is a province ( län ) in Sweden and consists of the historic province of Västerbotten , the southern part of Lapland and the north-eastern part of Ångermanland .
geography
The territory of Västerbotten County makes up 13.2% of the area of the Swedish national territory.
population
It accounts for 2.8% of the total population of Sweden.
Tourist routes
The Blue Way (Blå Vägen) roads - the Wilderness Road , Vildmarksvägen and Inland Road (Inlandsvägen) - are specially designated for tourism. The inland railway also crosses the province.
Parishes and places
Communities
Västerbottens län consists of 15 municipalities (Swedish: kommuner ).
local community | Residents |
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Åsele | 2,794 |
Bjurholm | 2,408 |
Dorotea | 2,551 |
Lycksele | 12,245 |
Malå | 3,068 |
North Maling | 7.143 |
Norsjö | 3,986 |
Robertsfors | 6,747 |
Skellefteå | 72,589 |
Sorsele | 2,489 |
Storuman | 5,852 |
Umeå | 128.901 |
Vännäs | 8,872 |
Vilhelmina | 6,668 |
Vindeln | 5,423 |
(As of December 31, 2019)
Biggest places
- Umeå (79,594)
- Skellefteå (32,775)
- Lycksele (8,513)
- Holmsund (5,489)
- Vännäs (4,118)
(As of December 31, 2010)
Web links
Commons : Västerbottens län - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner December 31, 2019 at Statistiska centralbyrån
- ↑ Kommunarealer January 1, 2016 at Statistiska centralbyrån (including all inland waters)