county (län) in Sweden From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Skåne County (Swedish: Skåne län) is a county in central Sweden, with the seat located in Malmö. It was established in 1997, as a merger out of former counties Kristianstad and Malmöhus.
Skåne County
Skåne län | |
|---|---|
 Flag  Seal  | |
| Coordinates: 55°59′43″N 13°26′30″E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Founded | 1997 |
| Capital | Malmö |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Margareta Pålsson |
| • Council | Skåne Regional Council |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11,034.5 km2 (4,260.4 sq mi) |
| Population (March 31, 2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 1,251,213 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | SE-M |
| GDP/ Nominal | SEK 278,254 million (2004) |
| GDP per capita | SEK 331,700 (2010) |
| NUTS Region | SE224 |
| Website | www |
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