Västernorrland County
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This article is about the administrative county. For the Riksdag constituency, see Västernorrland County (Riksdag constituency).
Västernorrland County (Swedish: Västernorrlands län) is a county (län) in the north of Sweden. It is bordered by the counties of Gävleborg, Jämtland, Västerbotten and the Gulf of Bothnia.
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Västernorrland County
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Country | Sweden |
Founded | 1634 |
Capital | Härnösand |
Largest city | Sundsvall |
Municipalities | |
Government | |
• Governor | Carin Jämtin |
• Council | Landstinget Västernorrland |
Area | |
• Total | 21,683.8 km2 (8,372.2 sq mi) |
Population (31 December 2023)[1] | |
• Total | 242,148 |
• Density | 11/km2 (29/sq mi) |
GDP | |
• Total | SEK 91 billion €9.761 billion (2015) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | SE-Y |
NUTS Region | SE321 |
Website | www |
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The name Västernorrland means "Western Norrland", as it was in the western part of the original Norrland (northern Sweden and northern Finland).