Västmanland County

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Västmanland County or Västmanlands län, is a county or län in central Sweden. It borders to the counties of Södermanland, Örebro, Dalarna and Uppsala. The county also has a stretch of shoreline towards Mälaren (Sweden's third largest lake).

Västmanlands län

Map highlighting the location of Västmanland County in Sweden
County
Residence City Västerås
Province Västmanland
Created 1634
Area
-
- 6,302 km², 1.5% of Sweden;
ranked 17th
Population
Reference: ranked list of Swedish counties>ranked list 256,901 inh., 40.8 inh/km²

GRP ranked list

**Västmanlands län**
Map highlighting the location of Västmanland County in Sweden
County
Residence City	Västerås
Province	Västmanland
Created	1634
Area - -	6,302 km², 1.5% of Sweden; ranked 17th
Population Reference: ranked list of Swedish counties>ranked list	256,901 inh., 40.8 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: Västmanland (Westmannia)

Västmanland County consists of the eastern half of Västmanland, the northwestern part of Uppland and small parts of Södermanland and Närke.

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 Västmanland Governors.

Politics

The County Council of Västmanland or Landstinget Västmanland.

Municipalities

Lake at the lower right is Mälaren; at the lower left is Hjälmaren.

Heraldry

Main article: Västmanland#Heraldry

The County of Västmanland inherited its coat of arms from the province of Västmanland. When it is shown with a royal crown it represents the County Administrative Board.

Miscellaneous topics

External links

[Västmanland County Administrative Board]
[Västmanland County Council]
Regional Association of Västmanland

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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