Västerbotten
Historical province of Sweden / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the Swedish historical province. For the modern county, see Västerbotten County.
Västerbotten (Swedish: [ˈvɛ̂sːtɛrˌbɔtːɛn] ⓘ), known in English as West Bothnia or Westrobothnia, is a province (landskap) in the north of Sweden, bordering Angermannia, Lapland, North Bothnia, and the Gulf of Bothnia. It is known for the Westrobothnian cheese, (Västerbottensost) named after the province. [citation needed]
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Westrobothnia | |
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Västerbotten | |
Country | Sweden |
Land | Norrland |
County | Västerbotten County |
Area | |
• Total | 15,093 km2 (5,827 sq mi) |
Population (2016)[1] | |
• Total | 220,175 |
• Density | 15/km2 (38/sq mi) |
Culture | |
• Flower | Moor-king lousewort |
• Animal | Curlew |
• Bird | Hen harrier |
• Fish | Lamprey |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
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