East Middle Sweden

East Middle Sweden Östra Mellansverige
Country:	Sweden
Original name:	Östra Mellansverige
Code:	SE02
Largest city:	Uppsala
Area:	38,433 km²
Population:	1,492,348 inh.

East Middle Sweden (Swedish: Östra Mellansverige) is a National Area (Swedish: Riksområde) of Sweden. The National Areas are a part of the Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) of Sweden.

Geography

The region is situated in the central part of the Sweden, close to the county and the metropolitan area of Stockholm. It borders with the riksområden of North Middle Sweden, West Sweden, Småland and the islands and Stockholm.

The most populous cities are Uppsala, Västerås, Örebro, Linköping, Norrköping, Eskilstuna, Nyköping, Motala, Enköping and Katrineholm.

Subdivision

East Middle Sweden includes 5 counties:

• Örebro (seat: Örebro)
• Östergötland (seat: Linköping)
• Södermanland (seat: Nyköping)
• Uppsala (seat: Uppsala)
• Västmanland (seat: Västerås)

See also

• Svealand
• Riksområden
• NUTS of Sweden
• ISO 3166-2:SE
• Local administrative unit
• Subdivisions of Norden

External links

Media related to National Areas of Sweden at Wikimedia Commons