Uppsala County
59 51 '30 "N 17 39' 00" E / 59.85833, 17.65
| Uppsala County | |
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| Administration | |
| Chief town | Uppsala |
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| Prefect | Anders Bjrck |
| Local Assembly | Landstinget i Uppsala |
| Historic province | Uppland |
| Creation Date | 1714 |
| Commons | 7 |
| Population - Total ( 2007 ) - Density | 323 270 inhabitants. 46.3 inhabitants / km |
| Area | 6989 km |
| GDP ( 2004 ) | 69 631 000 SEK |
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The county of Uppsala in Swedish ) is a county of Sweden located on the east coast. It is adjacent counties of Stockholm , Sdermanland , Vstmanland , Gvleborg , and borders the Baltic Sea.
Summary |
Province History
The County of Uppsala correspond to the old historical province of Uppland.
For history, geography and culture see Uppland
Administration
The main tasks of the Board of County (Lnsstyrelse), headed by the prefect of the county, are to meet the broad guidelines provided by the Parliament and Government to promote the development of county and regional targets.
Politics
Among the main responsibilities of the Local Assembly (Landstinget i Uppsala) are matters of public health and transportation.
Towns
Uppsala County is subdivided into 7 communes (kommuner) at local level:
Heraldry
Uppsala County inherited its coat of arms of historical province of Uppland. When the latter is shown with a royal crown it represents the County Board.
External Links
 Counties of Sweden | |
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| Blekinge (K) Dalarna (W) Gvleborg (X) Gotland (I) Halland (N) Jmtland (Z) Jnkping (F) Kalmar (H) Kronoberg (G) Norrbotten (BD) rebro (T) stergtland (E) Scania (M) Sdermanland (D) Stockholm (AB) Uppsala (C) Vrmland (S) Vsterbotten (AC) Vsternorrland (Y) Vstmanland (U) Vstra Gtaland (O) | |
| Note: the code of the county is indicated in parentheses |
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