Kalmar County
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This article is about the administrative county. For the Riksdag constituency, see Kalmar County (Riksdag constituency).
Kalmar County (Swedish: Kalmar län) is a county or län in southern Sweden. It borders the counties of Kronoberg, Jönköping, Blekinge and Östergötland. To the east in the Baltic Sea is the island Gotland.
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Kalmar County
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Coordinates: 56°44′0″N 15°54′0″E | |
Country | Sweden |
Founded | 1634 |
Capital | Kalmar |
Municipalities | |
Government | |
• Governor | Allan Widman |
• County Council | Landstinget i Kalmar län |
Area | |
• Total | 11,217.8 km2 (4,331.2 sq mi) |
Population (30 September 2017)[1] | |
• Total | 243,219 |
• Density | 22/km2 (56/sq mi) |
GDP | |
• Total | SEK 78 billion €8.377 billion (2015) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | SE-H |
NUTS Region | SE213 |
Website | www |
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The counties are mainly administrative units. Geographically Kalmar County covers the eastern part in the Småland province, and the entire island of Öland.