Västerbotten County

Västerbotten County is a province ( län) in Sweden and consists of the landscape Västerbotten, the southern part of Lapland and the north-eastern part of Ångermanland.

Geography

The territory of Västerbotten County accounts for 13.2 % of the area of the Swedish territory.

Population

The proportion of the total population of Sweden is 2.8 %.

Tourist routes

The streets of the blue path, Blå Vägen, the Wilderness Road, Wilderness Road and the inland road, Inlandsvägen are specifically identified for tourism. Similarly, the Inland Railway traverses the province. See also List of tourist routes in Sweden

Communities and places

Communities

Västerbotten County consists of 15 municipalities (Swedish: kommuner ).

(As of March 31, 2013 )

Biggest Towns

• Umeå ( 75 645 ) (population 2005)
• Skellefteå ( 31 742 )
• Lycksele ( 8,691 )
• Holmsund ( 5,634 )
• Vännäs ( 4,192 )
• Ursviken ( 4,031 )
• Vilhelmina ( 3844 )
• Skelleftehamn ( 3,068 )