Västernorrland County

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Västernorrland County, or Västernorrlands län is a county or län in the north of Sweden. It is bordered by the counties of Gävleborg, Jämtland, Västerbotten and the Gulf of Bothnia.

Västernorrlands län

Map highlighting the location of Västernorrland County in Sweden
County
Residence City Härnösand
Province Ångermanland
Medelpad
Created 1654
Area
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- 21,678 km², 5.3% of Sweden;
ranked 6th
Population
Reference: ranked list of Swedish counties>ranked list 249,299 inh., 11.5 inh/km²

GRP ranked list

**Västernorrlands län**
Map highlighting the location of Västernorrland County in Sweden
County
Residence City	Härnösand
Province	Ångermanland Medelpad
Created	1654
Area - -	21,678 km², 5.3% of Sweden; ranked 6th
Population Reference: ranked list of Swedish counties>ranked list	249,299 inh., 11.5 inh/km²
GRP	ranked list

Map highlighting the location of Blekinge County in Sweden County Residence City Karlskrona Province Blechingia Created 1683 Area
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- 2,941 km², 0.7% of Sweden;
ranked 21st Population
Reference: ranked list of Swedish counties>ranked list 150,625 inh., 51.2 inh/km²
GRP ranked list

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Contents

1 Province
2 Administration
3 Politics
4 Municipalities
5 Heraldry
6 Miscellaneous topics
7 External links

Province

For History, Geography and Culture see: Ångermanland or Medelpad

Västernorrland County covers approximately the provinces of Ångermanland and Medelpad.

Administration

The main aim of the County Administrative Board is to fulfil the goals set out 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 Västernorrland Governors.

Politics

The County Council of Västernorrland or Landstinget i Västernorrland.

Municipalities

Heraldry

The arms for the County of Västernorrland are a combination of those of Ångermanland, and of Medelpad. When it is shown with a royal crown it represents the County Administrative Board. Blazon: "Parted per pale, the arms of Angermanniaand the arms of Medelpad."

Miscellaneous topics

External links

[Västernorrland County Administrative Board]
[Västernorrland County Council]
Regional Association of Local Authorities in Västernorrland

Counties of Sweden
Blekinge \| Dalarna \| Gotland \| Gävleborg \| Halland \| Jämtland \| Jönköping \| Kalmar \| Kronoberg \| Norrbotten \| Örebro \| Östergötland \| Skåne \| Stockholm \| Södermanland \| Uppsala \| Värmland \| Västerbotten \| Västernorrland \| Västmanland \| Västra Götaland

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