Norrbotten County
County (län) of Sweden / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Norrbotten County?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
Norrbotten County (Swedish: Norrbottens län, Meänkieli/Finnish: Norrbottenin lääni, Northern Sami: Norrbottena leatna) is the northernmost county or län of Sweden. It is also the largest county by land area, almost a quarter of Sweden's total area. It shares borders with Västerbotten County to the southwest, the Gulf of Bothnia to the southeast, the counties of Nordland and Troms in Norway to the northwest, and Lapland Province in Finland to the northeast.
Norrbotten County
| |
---|---|
Coordinates: 67°N 19.7°E / 67; 19.7 | |
Country | Sweden |
Formed | 1810 |
Capital | Luleå |
Municipalities | |
Government | |
• Governor | Lotta Finstorp [sv][1] |
• Council | Länsstyrelsen i Norrbottens län |
Area | |
• Total | 98,244.8 km2 (37,932.5 sq mi) |
Population (2021-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 249,693 |
• Density | 2.5/km2 (6.6/sq mi) |
GDP | |
• Total | SEK 102 billion €10.887 billion (2015) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | SE-BD |
NUTS Region | SE332 |
Website | www |
The name "Norrbotten" is also used for a province of the same name. Norrbotten province covers only the eastern part of Norrbotten County – the inland mostly belongs to the Swedish Lapland province (Lappland).
The capital of Norrbotten is Luleå, whereas other significant towns include Boden, Kiruna and Piteå. The majority of the population lives in the namesake province, whereas the Lapland part of the county is sparsely populated.
The northern part of Norrbotten lies within the Arctic Circle.