Västerbotten County
Västerbotten County
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Västerbotten County in Sweden | |
Location map of Västerbotten County in Sweden | |
| Coordinates: 64°51′N 17°54′E / 64.85°N 17.9°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Formed | 1638 |
| Capital | Umeå |
| Municipalities | |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Helene Hellmark Knutsson (Social Democratic) |
| • Council | Region Västerbotten |
| Area | |
• Total | 55,186.2 km2 (21,307.5 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2023) | |
• Total | 278,729 |
| • Density | 5.1/km2 (13/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Total | SEK 96 billion €10.257 billion (2015) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | SE-AC |
| NUTS Region | SE331 |
| Website | regionvasterbotten |
Västerbotten County (Swedish: Västerbottens län), sometimes called Westrobothnia, is a county or län in the north of Sweden. It shares the borders with the counties of Västernorrland, Jämtland, and Norrbotten, as well as the Norwegian county of Nordland and the Gulf of Bothnia. Its capital is Umeå, and the largest town in the northern part is Skellefteå. These two municipalities make up the majority of the population. Västerbotten County has vast wilderness areas, and a land area larger than Denmark, the Netherlands and Switzerland.