Västernorrland County
Västernorrland County
Västernorrlands län (Swedish) | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Västernorrland County in Sweden | |
Location map of Västernorrland County in Sweden | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Founded | 1634 |
| Capital | Härnösand |
| Largest city | Sundsvall |
| Municipalities | |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Carin Jämtin (Social Democrats) |
| • Council | Region Västernorrland |
| Area | |
• Total | 21,683.8 km2 (8,372.2 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2023) | |
• Total | 242,148 |
| • Density | 11.1672/km2 (28.9230/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Total | SEK 91 billion €9.761 billion (2015) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | SE-Y |
| NUTS Region | SE321 |
| Website | www |
Västernorrland County (Swedish: Västernorrlands län) is a county (län) in the north of Sweden. It is bordered by the counties of Gävleborg, Jämtland, Västerbotten and the Gulf of Bothnia.
The name Västernorrland means "Western Norrland", as it was in the western part of the original Norrland (northern Sweden and northern Finland).