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Upper Norrland
Övre NorrlandCountry: Sweden
Original name: Övre Norrland Code: SE08 Largest city: Umeå
Area: 154,312 km² Population: 514,804 inh. Upper Norrland (Swedish: Övre Norrland) is a National Area (Swedish: Riksområde) of Sweden. The National Areas are a part of the Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) of Sweden.
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Geography
The region is situated in the northest side of the county, in the area of Sápmi and it is the largest one. It borders with Norway, Finland, and the riksområde of Middle Norrland.
The most populous cities are Umeå, Luleå, Skellefteå, Piteå and Boden.
Subdivision
Upper Norrland includes 2 counties:
Norrbotten (seat: Luleå)
Västerbotten (seat: Umeå)
See also
- Sápmi
- Norrland
- Riksområden
- NUTS of Sweden
- ISO 3166-2:SE
- Local administrative unit
- Subdivisions of Norden
External links
Media related to National Areas of Sweden at Wikimedia Commons
National Areas (Riksområden) of Sweden - Stockholm (SE01)
- East Middle Sweden (SE02)
- South Sweden (SE04)
- North Middle Sweden (SE06)
- Middle Norrland (SE07)
- Upper Norrland (SE08)
- Småland and the islands (SE09)
- West Sweden (SE0A)
Categories:- National Areas of Sweden
- Norrland
- NUTS 2 statistical regions of the European Union
- Sweden geography stubs
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