Västernorrland County

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Västernorrland County, or Västernorrlands län is a county or län in the north of Sweden. It is bordered by the counties of Gävleborg, Jämtland, Västerbotten and the Gulf of Bothnia.

**Västernorrlands län**
Map highlighting the location of Västernorrland County in Sweden
	County	SE-Y, SE071
	Residence City	Härnösand
	Province	Ångermanland Medelpad
	Created	1654
	Area - -	21,678 km², 5.3% of Sweden; ranked 6th
	Population Reference: ranked list	249,299 inh., 11.5 inh/km²
	GRP	See this ranked list

1 Province
2 Administration
3 Politics
4 Municipalities
5 Heraldry
6 Miscellaneous topics
7 External links

[edit] Province

For History, Geography and Culture see: Ångermanland or Medelpad

Västernorrland County covers approximately the provinces of Ångermanland and Medelpad.

[edit] Administration

The main aim of the County Administrative Board is to fulfil the goals set out 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 nominally a Government Agency headed by a Governor. See List of Västernorrland Governors.

[edit] Politics

The County Council of Västernorrland or Landstinget i Västernorrland.

[edit] Municipalities

[edit] Heraldry

The arms for the County of Västernorrland are a combination of those of Ångermanland, and of Medelpad. When it is shown with a royal crown it represents the County Administrative Board. Blazon: "Parted per pale, the arms of Angermanniaand the arms of Medelpad."