Norrbotten County

Norrbotten County Norrbottens län (Swedish) Norrbottenin lääni (Meänkieli/Finnish) Norrbottena leatna (Northern Sami)
County
Flag Coat of arms
Norrbotten County in Sweden
Location map of Norrbotten County in Sweden
Coordinates: 67°N 19.7°E / 67; 19.7
Country	Sweden
Formed	1810
Capital	Luleå
Municipalities	14 Älvsbyn Arjeplog Arvidsjaur Boden Gällivare Haparanda Jokkmokk Kalix Kiruna Luleå Överkalix Övertorneå Pajala Piteå
Government
• Council	Region Norrbotten
• Governor	Lotta Finstorp
• Administrative board	Länsstyrelsen i Norrbottens län
Area
• Total	98,244.8 km2 (37,932.5 sq mi)
Population  (31 December 2023)
• Total	248,480
• Density	2.5292/km2 (6.5506/sq mi)
GDP
• Total	SEK 102 billion €10.887 billion (2015)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	SE-BD
NUTS Region	SE332
Website	www.lansstyrelsen.se/norrbotten

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Norrbotten County is the northernmost county or län of Sweden. It is also the largest county by land area, almost a quarter of Sweden's total area. It shares borders with Västerbotten County to the southwest, the Gulf of Bothnia to the southeast, the counties of Nordland and Troms in Norway to the northwest, and Lapland Province in Finland to the northeast.

The name "Norrbotten" is also used for a province of the same name. Norrbotten province covers only the eastern part of Norrbotten County with the inland mostly belonging to the Swedish Lapland province (Lappland).

The capital of Norrbotten is Luleå. Other significant towns include Boden, Kiruna and Piteå. The majority of the population lives in the namesake province, whereas the Lapland part of the county is sparsely populated. Norrbotten covers a larger land area than both Austria and Portugal. The four largest municipalities in Sweden by land area are in the county. Sweden's tallest mountain Kebnekaise and deepest lake Hornavan are both within the county. The vast mountains are the source of northern Sweden's vast river systems running through Norrbotten.

The northern part of Norrbotten lies within the Arctic Circle.