Västerbotten County

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Västerbottens län

Map highlighting the location of Västerbotten County in Sweden
	County	SE-AC, SE081
	Capital	Umeå
	Province	Västerbotten Lapland Ångermanland
	Created	1638
	Area  -  -	55,401 km², 13.5% of Sweden; ranked 2nd
	Population Reference: ranked list	256,710 inh., 4.6 inh/km²
	GRP	See this ranked list

Västerbotten County (Västerbottens län) is a county or län in the north of Sweden. It borders the counties of Västernorrland, Jämtland, and Norrbotten, as well as the Norwegian county of Nordland and the Gulf of Bothnia.

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

[edit] Provinces

For History, Geography and Culture see: Västerbotten, Lapland and Ångermanland

Västerbotten County covers the province of Västerbotten and parts of the provinces Lapland and Ångermanland.

[edit] 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 a Government Agency headed by a Governor. See List of Västerbotten Governors.

[edit] Politics

The County Council of Västerbotten or Västerbotten Läns Landsting.

[edit] Municipalities

• Bjurholm
• Dorotea
• Lycksele
• Malå
• Nordmaling
• Norsjö
• Robertsfors
• Skellefteå
• Sorsele
• Storuman
• Umeå
• Vilhelmina
• Vindeln
• Vännäs
• Åsele

[edit] Heraldry

The arms for Västerbotten County is a combination of the arms of Västerbotten, Swedish Lapland and Ångermanland. When it is shown with a royal crown it represents the County Administrative Board. Blazon: "Parted per fess, base parted per pale, the arms of Västerbotten, the arms of Lapland and the arms of Ångermanland."

[edit] Miscellaneous topics

[edit] External links

• VästerbottenCounty Administrative Board
• Västerbotten County Council
• Regional Association of Local Authorities in Västerbotten

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v • d • e Municipalities of Västerbotten County Bjurholm · Dorotea · Lycksele · Malå · Nordmaling · Norsjö · Robertsfors · Skellefteå · Sorsele · Storuman · Umeå · Vilhelmina · Vindeln · Vännäs · Åsele Counties of Sweden · Sweden