Västernorrlands Lan
Västernorrlands Lan | |
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Basic data | |
Historical provinces ( landskap ) : |
Medelpad , Ångermanland ( Hälsingland , Jämtland ) |
Residence town (residensstad) : | Harnösand |
Administrative structure: | 7 municipalities |
District President ( landshövding ) : | Berit Högman |
Letter (länsbokstav) : | Y |
SCB code: | 22nd |
Residents : | 245,347 (December 31, 2019) |
Area : | 22,957.6 km² |
Population density : | 10.7 inhabitants / km² |
Establishment (year): | 1762 |
Website: | www.y.lst.se |
Coordinates: 63 ° 2 ′ N , 17 ° 29 ′ E
Västernorrlands län is a province ( län ) in Sweden .
geography
The territory of Västernorrlands län makes up about 5.1% of the area of the Swedish national territory. It includes the historical Medelpad province , most of Ångermanland and smaller parts of Hälsingland and Jämtland .
population
It accounts for 2.7% of the total Swedish population.
Parishes and places
Communities
Västernorrlands län consists of seven municipalities (Swedish: kommun ).
local community | Residents |
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Long | 9,316 |
Harnösand | 25.183 |
Kramfors | 18,282 |
Örnsköldsvik | 55,998 |
Sollefteå | 19,140 |
Sundsvall | 99,449 |
Timrå | 17,979 |
(As of December 31, 2019)
Biggest places
- Sundsvall (50,712)
- Örnsköldsvik (28,991)
- Harnösand (17,556)
- Timrå (10,443)
- Sollefteå (8,562)
- Kramfors (5,990)
(As of December 31, 2010)
coat of arms
The coat of arms of Västernorrland is made up of the coats of arms of the landscapes Ångermanland and Medelpad.
See also : List of tourist routes in Sweden
Web links
Commons : Västernorrlands 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)