Västerbotten County
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Västerbotten County, or Västerbottens län is a County or län in the north of Sweden. It borders to the counties of Västernorrland, Jämtland, Norrbotten as well as the Norwegian county of Nordland and the Gulf of Bothnia.
| Image:Svcmap vasterbotten.png Map highlighting the location of Västerbotten County in Sweden | Image:Västerbotten county.png | |
| County | SE-AC, SE081 | |
| Residence City | Umeå | |
| Province | Westrobothnia Laponia Angermannia | |
| Created | 1638 | |
| Area - - | 55,401 km², 13.5% of Sweden; ranked 2nd | |
| Population Reference: ranked list | 256,710 inh., 4.6 inh/km² | |
| GRP | See this ranked list | |
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Provinces
For History, Geography and Culture see: Westrobothnia, Laponia and Angermannia
Västerbotten County is divided upon the provinces of Westrobothnia, Angermannia and Laponia.
Administration
The main aim of the County Administrative Board is to fulfil the goals set in national politics by the Parliament and the Government, to coordinate the interests of the county, to promote the development of the county, to establish regional goals and safeguard the due process of law in the handling of each case. The County Administrative Board is nominally a Government Agency headed by a Governor. See List of Västerbotten Governors.
Politics
The County Council of Västerbotten or Västerbotten Läns Landsting.
Municipalities
- Bjurholm
- Dorotea
- Lycksele
- Malå
- Nordmaling
- Norsjö
- Robertsfors
- Skellefteå
- Sorsele
- Storuman
- Umeå
- Vilhelmina
- Vindeln
- Vännäs
- Åsele
Heraldry
The arms for Västerbotten County is a combination of the arms of Västerbotten, Swedish Lapland and Ångermanland. When it is shown with a royal crown it represents the County Administrative Board. Blazon: "Parted per fess, base parted per pale, the arms of Westrobothnia, the arms of Laponia and the arms of Angermannia."
Miscellaneous topics
External links
- VästerbottenCounty Administrative Board
- Västerbotten County Council
- Regional Association of Local Authorities in Västerbotten
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