Västerbotten County
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Västerbotten County (Swedish: Västerbottens län) 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 that houses about half of the population when combined with the largest town in the northern part Skellefteå. The two municipalities themselves are making up the majority of the population. The county has vast wilderness areas and Västerbotten County has a land area larger than Denmark, the Netherlands and Switzerland.
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Västerbotten County
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Västerbotten County in Sweden | |
 Location map of Västerbotten County in Sweden | |
| Coordinates: 64.85°N 17.9°E / 64.85; 17.9 | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Formed | 1638 |
| Capital | Umeå |
| Municipalities | |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Helene Hellmark Knutsson (S) |
| • Council | Västerbottens Läns Landsting |
| Area | |
| • Total | 55,186.2 km2 (21,307.5 sq mi) |
| Population (September 30, 2017)[1] | |
| • Total | 268,067 |
| • Density | 4.9/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 |
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