Blekinge län

Blekinge län
Basic data
Historical Province ( landskap ) :	Blekinge
Residence town (residensstad) :	Karlskrona
Administrative structure:	5 municipalities
District President ( landshövding ) :	Sten Nordin
Letter (länsbokstav) :	K
SCB code:	10
Residents :	159,606 (December 31, 2019)
Area :	3,039.4 km²
Population density :	52.5 inhabitants / km²
Establishment (year):	1683
Website:	www.k.lst.se

Coordinates: 56 ° 8 '  N , 15 ° 15'  E Blekinge län is a province ( län ) in the south of Sweden , which includes the entire historical province of Blekinge .

geography

Blekinge County accounts for 0.7% of the Swedish territory. This makes it the smallest province in Sweden.

coat of arms

Description: In blue a torn golden oak with nine leaves and four acorns. Three golden crowns are drawn over the trunk .

population

It accounts for 1.7% of the total population of Sweden.

Parishes and places

Communities

Blekinge län consists of five municipalities (Swedish: kommuner ).

local community	Residents
Karlshamn	32,473
Karlskrona	66,622
Olofström	13,426
Ronneby	29,633
Solvesborg	17,452

(As of December 31, 2019)

Karlshamn Karlskrona Olofström Ronneby Solvesborg

Municipalities in Blekinge County

Biggest places

See also : List of perpetrators in Blekinge County

• Karlskrona (35,212)
• Karlshamn (19,075)
• Ronneby (12,029)
• Solvesborg (8,401)
• Olofström (7,327)
• Kallinge (4,561)

(Residents as of December 31, 2010)

Web links

Commons : Blekinge  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website
• www.blekinge.se

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner December 31, 2019 at Statistiska centralbyrån
2. ↑ Kommunarealer January 1, 2016 at Statistiska centralbyrån (including all inland waters)