Västerbotten County

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Västerbotten County
Coat of arms of Västerbotten County
Skåne län Blekinge län Gotlands län Hallands län Kronobergs län Västra Götalands län Jönköpings län Kalmar län Östergötlands län Värmlands län Örebro län Västmanlands län Södermanlands län Stockholms län Uppsala län Dalarnas län Gävleborgs län Västernorrlands län Jämtlands län Västerbottens län Norrbottens län Finnland Estland Litauen Russland Dänemark NorwegenLocation of 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

Municipalities in Västerbotten County

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
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

(As of December 31, 2010)

Web links

Commons : Västerbottens län  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

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)