Gotland County

Gotland County (Swedish: Gotlands län) is a county or län of Sweden. Gotland is located in the Baltic Sea to the east of Öland, and is the largest of Sweden's islands. Counties are usually sub-divided into municipalities, but Gotland County only consists of one municipality: Gotland Municipality. Gotland County is the only county in Sweden that is not governed by a county council. The municipality handles the tasks that are otherwise handled by the county council, mainly health care and public transport. Like other counties, Gotland has a County Administrative Board that oversees implementation of the Swedish state government. Both the County Administrative Board and the municipality have their seat in the largest city Visby, with over 22,000 inhabitants.

Gotland County

Gotlands län
County of Sweden
Flag
Coat of arms
Gotland County in Sweden
Location map of Gotland County in Sweden
Coordinates: 57°29′57″N 18°30′34″E
CountrySweden
Founded1658
CapitalVisby
Government
 • GovernorAnders Flanking
 • MunicipalityGotland Municipality
Area
 • Total3,151.4 km2 (1,216.8 sq mi)
Population
 (September 30, 2017)[1]
 • Total58,464
 • Density19/km2 (48/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE-I
GDP/ NominalSEK 12,154 million (2004)
GDP per capitaSEK 212,000
NUTS RegionSE214
Websitewww.i.lst.se

Province

The provinces of Sweden are no longer officially administrative units, but are used when reporting population size, politics, etc. In this case the province, the county and the municipality all have identical borders and cover an area of 3151 km²[2] (3151 km² when excluding the lakes and rivers).

Administration

Gotland is the only Swedish county that is not administered by a county council. Instead, the municipality is tasked with the responsibilities of a county, including public health care and public transport.

The main aim of the County Administrative Board is to fulfil the goals set in national politics by the Riksdag and the Government, to coordinate the interests and promote the development of the county, to establish regional goals and safeguard the due process of law in the handling of each case. The County Administrative Board is a Government agency headed by a Governor.

Politics
Main article: Gotland Municipality

During a trial period the County Council provisions for Gotland has been evolved to provisions for a Regional Council, meaning that it has assumed certain tasks from the County Administrative Board. Similar provisions are applicable to the counties of Västra Götaland and Skåne during the trial period.

Governors
Main article: List of governors of Gotland County

Localities in order of size

The five most populous localities of Gotland County in 2010:[3]

#LocalityPopulation
1Visby22,593
2Hemse1,715
3Slite1,483
4Klintehamn1,363
5Vibble1,286

Heraldry

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

References
  1. "Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 30 september 2017 och befolkningsförändringar 1 juli–30 september 2017. Totalt". Statistics Sweden. 8 November 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  2. "Statistisk årsbok för Sverige 2009" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden.
  3. "Tätorter 2010 (Localities 2010)". Statistics Sweden (in Swedish). 2010. Retrieved 9 February 2014.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.