county (län) in Sweden From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Västerbotten County (Swedish: Västerbottens län) is a county in northern Sweden, with the seat located in Umeå. It was established in 1638.
Västerbotten
Västerbottens län | |
|---|---|
 Flag  Coat of arms  | |
| Coordinates: 64.85°N 17.9°E | |
| Formed | 1638 |
| Capital | Umeå |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Magdalena Andersson |
| • Council | Västerbottens Läns Landsting |
| Area | |
| • Total | 55,186.2 km2 (21,307.5 sq mi) |
| Population (March 31 2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 259,239 |
| • Density | 4.7/km2 (12/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | SE-AC |
| GDP/ Nominal | SEK 55,534 million (2004) |
| GDP per capita | SEK 218,000 |
| NUTS Region | SE331 |
| Website | regionvasterbotten |
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