Kronoberg County

Kronoberg County (IPA: [ˈkrûːnʊˌbærj]; Swedish: Kronobergs län) is a county or län in southern Sweden. Kronoberg is one of three counties in the province of Småland. It borders the counties of Skåne, Halland, Jönköping, Kalmar, and Blekinge. Its capital is the city of Växjö. While Kronoberg is an inland county, the southernmost fringes are about 20 kilometres (12 mi) from the coastline.

This article is about the administrative county. For Riksdag constituency, see Kronoberg County (Riksdag constituency).
Kronoberg County
Kronobergs län (Swedish)
County of Sweden
Taxås Nature Reserve, Möcklen Lake
Flag
Coat of arms
Kronoberg County in Sweden
Location map of Kronoberg County in Sweden
CountrySweden
CapitalVäxjö
Municipalities
8
  • Älmhult
  • Alvesta
  • Lessebo
  • Ljungby
  • Markaryd
  • Tingsryd
  • Uppvidinge
  • Växjö
Government
 • GovernorKristina Zetterström (acting)
 • CouncilLandstinget Kronoberg
Area
 • Total8,466.0 km2 (3,268.7 sq mi)
Population
 (30 September 2017)
 • Total197,040
 • Density23/km2 (60/sq mi)
GDP
 • TotalSEK 76 billion
€8.103 billion (2015)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE-G
NUTS RegionSE212
Websitewww.g.lst.se
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