Västerbotten County

Infobox Län
name=Västerbotten
fullname=Västerbottens län
isocode=AC
nutscode=081
capital=Umeå
province=Västerbotten
Lapland
Ångermanland
governor=Lorentz Andersson
council=Västerbottens Läns Landsting
nuts=Upper Norrland
date=1638
arearank=2nd
area=55,401
areapercent=13.5
population_as_of=1999
populationrank=14th
population=256,710
populationpercent=2.9
populationdensity=4.6
GDP_as_of=2004
GDPrank=15th
GDP=55,534 Million| GDPpercapita=218,000| GDPpercent=2.37

Västerbotten County ("Västerbottens län") is a county or "län" in the north of Sweden. It borders the counties of Västernorrland, Jämtland, and Norrbotten, as well as the Norwegian county of Nordland and the Gulf of Bothnia.

Provinces

"For History, Geography and Culture see: Västerbotten, Lapland and Ångermanland"

Västerbotten County covers the province of Västerbotten and parts of the provinces Lapland and Ångermanland.

Administration

The main aim of the County Administrative Board is to fulfil the goals set in national politics by the Parliament and the Government, to coordinate the interests of the county, to promote the development of the county, to establish regional goals and safeguard the due process of law in the handling of each case. The County Administrative Board is a Government Agency headed by a Governor. See List of Västerbotten Governors.

Politics

The County Council of Västerbotten or "Västerbotten Läns Landsting".

Municipalities

*Bjurholm
*Dorotea
*Lycksele
*Malå
*Nordmaling
*Norsjö
*Robertsfors
*Skellefteå
*Sorsele
*Storuman
*Umeå
*Vilhelmina
*Vindeln
*Vännäs
*Åsele

Heraldry

The arms for Västerbotten County is a combination of the arms of Västerbotten, Swedish Lapland and Ångermanland. When it is shown with a royal crown it represents the County Administrative Board. Blazon: "Parted per fess, base parted per pale, the arms of Västerbotten, the arms of Lapland and the arms of Ångermanland."

External links

* [http://www.ac.lst.se/ VästerbottenCounty Administrative Board]
* [http://www.vll.se/ Västerbotten County Council]
*Regional Association of Local Authorities in Västerbotten