Västerbotten County
county (län) in Sweden
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Summary
Västerbotten County is a county of Sweden[1]. It draws 883 Wikipedia views per month (county of sweden category, ranking #7 of 21).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Sweden[3]
- Country: Sweden[4]
- Head of government: Helene Hellmark Knutsson[5]
- Capital: Umeå[6]
- Shares border with: Norrbotten County[7], Västernorrland County[8], Jämtland County[9], Nordland[10]
- Operator: Västerbotten County Administrative Board[11]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Bjurholm Municipality[12], Dorotea Municipality[13], Lycksele Municipality[14], Malå Municipality[15], Nordmaling Municipality[16], Norsjö Municipality[17], Robertsfors Municipality[18], Skellefteå Municipality[19], Sorsele Municipality[20], Storuman Municipality[21], Umeå Municipality[22], Vilhelmina Municipality[23], Vindeln Municipality[24], Vännäs Municipality[25]
- Coat of arms: coat of arms of Västerbotten County[26]
- Commons category: Västerbotten County[27]
- Licence plate code: AC[28]
- Inception: 1638[29]
- Official website: http://www.ac.lst.se/[30]
- Topic's main category: Category:Västerbotten County[31]
- Population: 266,548[32], 268,067[33], 268,465[34], 268,651[35], 269,835[36], 270,154[37], 270,528[38], 270,469[39], 271,487[40], 271,736[41], 272,044[42], 271,763[43], 273,061[44], 273,192[45]
Why It Matters
Västerbotten County has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] It is known by 47 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]