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Västerbotten County

county (län) in Sweden
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Västerbotten County

Summary

Västerbotten County is a county of Sweden[1]. It draws 386 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_sweden category, ranking #7 of 21).[2]

Key Facts

  • Västerbotten County is located in Sweden[3].
  • Västerbotten County is in the country of Sweden[4].
  • Västerbotten County's head of government is recorded as Helene Hellmark Knutsson[5].
  • Västerbotten County's instance of is recorded as county of Sweden[6].
  • Västerbotten County's capital is recorded as Umeå[7].
  • Västerbotten County's shares border with is recorded as Norrbotten County[8].
  • Västerbotten County's shares border with is recorded as Västernorrland County[9].
  • Västerbotten County's shares border with is recorded as Jämtland County[10].
  • Västerbotten County's shares border with is recorded as Nordland[11].
  • Västerbotten County is operated by Västerbotten County Administrative Board[12].
  • Västerbotten County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Bjurholm Municipality[13].
  • Västerbotten County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Dorotea Municipality[14].
  • Västerbotten County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Lycksele Municipality[15].
  • Västerbotten County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Malå Municipality[16].
  • Västerbotten County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Nordmaling Municipality[17].
  • Västerbotten County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Norsjö Municipality[18].
  • Västerbotten County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Robertsfors Municipality[19].
  • Västerbotten County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Skellefteå Municipality[20].
  • Västerbotten County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Sorsele Municipality[21].
  • Västerbotten County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Storuman Municipality[22].
  • Västerbotten County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Umeå Municipality[23].
  • Västerbotten County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Vilhelmina Municipality[24].
  • Västerbotten County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Vindeln Municipality[25].
  • Västerbotten County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Vännäs Municipality[26].
  • Västerbotten County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Åsele Municipality[27].

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Geography

Västerbotten County is in the country of Sweden[4]. It is located in Sweden[3].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+266548'}[28], {'amount': '+268067'}[29], {'amount': '+268465'}[30], {'amount': '+268651'}[31], {'amount': '+269835'}[32], and {'amount': '+270154'}[33].

Designation and Status

Västerbotten County's instance of is recorded as county of Sweden[6].

History and Context

1638 marks the founding of Västerbotten County[34].

Why It Matters

Västerbotten County draws 386 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_sweden category, ranking #7 of 21).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

Related Entities

Authieule Sweden

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . regeringen.se. Retrieved . regeringen.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [34] ↑ . ROR release v1.19. wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . Q41769039. wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . Q42887356. wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . Q49772875. wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . Q56150720. wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . Q58480915. wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 31 december 2018 och befolkningsförändringar 1 oktober–31 december 2018. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 12d ago · LarskeBot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → {'amount': '+266548'}, {'amount': '+268067'}, {'amount': '+268465'} +30
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1082]]: 278,697, Adding P1082 for 2026-03-31"
  2. 12d ago · GrandEscogriffe · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Locator map image → SverigesLän2007Västerbotten.svg
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P242]]: Västerbottens län in Sweden-2.svg"
  3. 4w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-04-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → —
    Category for maps or plans → Category:Maps of Västerbotten County
    Category for people born here → Category:Births in Västerbotten County
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 64.344665, 'lon': 18.314209}
    + 29 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ [[Property:P227]]: 4117318-1, resolving redirect"
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