Skåne County

Skåne County
Skåne län
County of Sweden
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Coordinates: 55°59′43″N 13°26′30″E / 55.995309°N 13.441772°E / 55.995309; 13.441772
CountrySweden
Founded1997
CapitalMalmö
Government
 • GovernorMargareta Pålsson
 • CouncilSkåne Regional Council
Area
[1]
 • Total11,034.5 km2 (4,260.4 sq mi)
Population
 (March 31, 2011)[2]
 • Total1,251,213
 • Density110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE-M
GDP/ NominalSEK 278,254 million (2004)
GDP per capitaSEK 331,700 (2010)
NUTS RegionSE224
Websitewww.m.lst.se

Skåne County (Swedish: Skåne län) is a county in central Sweden, with the seat located in Malmö. It was established in 1997, as a merger out of former counties Kristianstad and Malmöhus.

Municipalities

  1. Bjuv
  2. Bromölla
  3. Burlöv
  4. Båstad
  5. Eslöv
  6. Helsingborg
  7. Hässleholm
  8. Höganäs
  9. Hörby
  10. Höör
  11. Klippan
  1. Kristianstad
  2. Kävlinge
  3. Landskrona
  4. Lomma
  5. Lund
  6. Malmö
  7. Osby
  8. Perstorp
  9. Simrishamn
  10. Sjöbo
  11. Skurup
  1. Staffanstorp
  2. Svalöv
  3. Svedala
  4. Tomelilla
  5. Trelleborg
  6. Vellinge
  7. Ystad
  8. Åstorp
  9. Ängelholm
  10. Örkelljunga
  11. Östra Göinge

References

  1. ↑ "Sveriges Nationalatlas. Retrieved 2 April 2008". Archived from the original on 12 November 2009. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  2. ↑ "Kvartal 1 2011". Statistics Sweden. Retrieved 2013-11-04.

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