Uppsala County, or Uppsala län is a County or län on the eastern coast of Sweden. It borders to the counties of Stockholm, Södermanland, Västmanland, Gävleborg, and to the Baltic Sea. A county, or län, is an administrative and political subdivision of Sweden. ... Län and lääni are the Swedish and Finnish terms for the administrative divisions used in Sweden and Finland, and sometimes in other countries, especially as a translation of the Russian word oblast. The word literally means fief. ... Stockholm County, or Stockholms län, is a County or län on the Baltic sea coast of Sweden. ... Södermanland County, or Södermanlands län is a County or län on the south east coast of Sweden. ... Västmanland County or Västmanlands län, is a county or län in central Sweden. ... Gävleborg County, or Gävleborgs län, is a County or län on the Baltic Sea coast of Sweden. ... Map of the Baltic Sea. ...

Uppsala län

Map highlighting the location of Uppsala County in Sweden
	County	SE-C, SE021
	Residence City	Uppsala
	Province	Uppland
	Created	1714
	Area  -  -	6,989 km², 1.7% of Sweden; ranked 15th
	Population Reference: ranked list	294,415 inh., 41.8 inh/km²
	GRP	See this ranked list

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Province

For History, Geography and Culture see: Uppland Uppland ( ) is a historical province or landskap on the eastern coast of Sweden. ...

The province of Uppland encompasses Uppsala County.

Administration

The main aim of the County Administrative Board is to fulfil the goals set in national politics by the Parliament and the Government, to coordinate the interests of the county, promote its development, establish regional goals and safeguard the due process of law in the handling of each case. The County Administrative Board is nominally a Government Agency headed by a Governor. See List of Uppsala Governors. The current Governor is Anders Björck. A County Administrative Board is a Government appointed board of a County in Sweden. ... Riksdag is also the Swedish name of the Parliament of Finland. ... The Government agencies in Sweden are state controlled organizations who act independently to carry out the policies of the Swedish Government. ... This is a list of Governors for Uppsala County of Sweden. ... The Swedish Counties were run by Governors, appointed by the Swedish monarch, since their establishment in 1634. ... Anders Björck (born 1944) is a Swedish former Moderate Party politician and current Governor of Uppsala County. ...

Politics

The County Council of Uppsala or Landstinget i Uppsala län, which is appointed by the electorate of the county, is primarily responsible for health care and public transportation.


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Municipalities

• Älvkarleby
• Tierp
• Östhammar
• Uppsala
• Enköping
• Håbo
• Knivsta
• Heby (from 2007-01-01)

Image File history File links Uppsala (county), coat of arms This image depicts a seal, an emblem, a coat of arms or a crest. ... Älvkarleby is a Municipality in Uppsala County, in east central Sweden. ... Tierp is a Municipality in Uppsala County, in east central Sweden. ... I wont stop until Dat dere cell-tech is on the English language article: Ronnie coleman! ... This article is about the modern city of Uppsala. ... Enköping Municipality is a Swedish municipality in Uppsala County, in east central Sweden. ... HÃ¥bo is a municipality in Uppsala County, in east central Sweden. ... This page deals with both Knivsta Municipality and the urban area (tätort) Knivsta Knivsta Municipality is a Swedish municipality in Uppsala County, in central Sweden. ... Heby is a Municipality in Västmanland County, in central Sweden. ...

Heraldry

Main article: Heraldry of Uppland

The County of Uppsala inherited its coat of arms from the province of Uppland. When it is shown with a royal crown it represents the County Administrative Board.

Miscellaneous topics

External links

• Uppsala County Administrative Board
• Uppsala County Council
• Regional Association of Uppsala
• Hotels in Uppsala

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Blekinge • Dalarna • Gotland • Gävleborg • Halland • Jämtland • Jönköping • Kalmar • Kronoberg • Norrbotten • Örebro • Östergötland • Skåne • Stockholm • Södermanland • Uppsala • Värmland • Västerbotten • Västernorrland • Västmanland • Västra Götaland A county, or län, is an administrative and political subdivision of Sweden. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sweden. ... Blekinge County, or Blekinge län is a County or län in the south of Sweden. ... Dalarna County, or Dalarnas län is a County or län in middle Sweden. ... Gotland County, or Gotlands län, is a County or län of Sweden. ... Gävleborg County, or Gävleborgs län, is a County or län on the Baltic Sea coast of Sweden. ... Halland County, or Hallands län, is a County or län on the western coast of Sweden. ... Jämtland County, or Jämtlands län, is a County or län in the north of Sweden. ... Jönköping County, or Jönköpings län is a County or län in southern Sweden, an administrative unit further subdivided into municipalities. ... Kalmar County, or Kalmar län is a County or län in southern Sweden. ... Kronoberg County, or Kronobergs län, is a County or län in southern Sweden. ... Norrbotten County (Norrbottens län) is a Swedish county or län in the extreme north of Sweden. ... Örebro County, or Örebro län, is a county or län in middle Sweden. ... Östergötland County, or Östergötlands län, is a County or län on the south east of Sweden. ... SkÃ¥ne County, or SkÃ¥ne län, is the southernmost County or län, of Sweden, basically corresponding to the historical province SkÃ¥ne. ... Stockholm County, or Stockholms län, is a County or län on the Baltic sea coast of Sweden. ... Södermanland County, or Södermanlands län is a County or län on the south east coast of Sweden. ... Värmland County, or Värmlands län, is a county or län in west central Sweden. ... Västerbotten County, or Västerbottens län is a county or län in the north of Sweden. ... Västernorrland County, or Västernorrlands län is a county or län in the north of Sweden. ... Västmanland County or Västmanlands län, is a county or län in central Sweden. ... Västra Götaland County, or Västra Götalands län is a County or län on the western coast of Sweden. ...