Skåne County facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Skåne County Skåne län
County of Sweden
Flag Coat of arms
Skåne County in Sweden
Location map of Skåne County in Sweden
Country	Sweden
Founded	1 January 1997
Capital	Malmö, Kristianstad
Municipalities	33 Ängelholm Åstorp Båstad Bjuv Bromölla Burlöv Eslöv Hässleholm Helsingborg Höganäs Höör Hörby Kävlinge Klippan Kristianstad Landskrona Lomma Lund Malmö Örkelljunga Osby Östra Göinge Perstorp Simrishamn Sjöbo Skurup Staffanstorp Svalöv Svedala Tomelilla Trelleborg Vellinge Ystad
Area
• Total	11,302.77 km2 (4,364.02 sq mi)
Population  (September 30, 2017)
• Total	1,340,415
• Density	118.59173/km2 (307.15116/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	SE-M
Nominal GRDP	SEK 531 billion (2017)
Nominal GRDP per capital	SEK 398,000 (2017)
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Counties before 1997.

Skåne County (called Skåne län in Swedish) is the southernmost county in Sweden. It's also known as Scania County in English. A county is like a large region or administrative area. Skåne County mostly matches the old traditional province of Skåne.

This county shares borders with Halland, Kronoberg, and Blekinge counties. It even connects to the Capital Region in Denmark through the amazing Öresund Bridge. The main city where the Skåne Governor works is Malmö. The main offices for the Skåne Regional Council are in both Kristianstad and Malmö.

Skåne County was created on January 1, 1997. This happened when two older counties, Kristianstad County and Malmöhus County, joined together. Skåne County covers about 3% of Sweden's total land area. However, it's home to a lot of people! About 1.3 million people live here, which is 13% of Sweden's entire population. Did you know that Prince Oscar is the official Duke of Skåne?

Cities and Towns in Skåne

Municipalities of Skåne County

Skåne County is divided into many smaller areas called municipalities. Each municipality has its own local government. There are 33 municipalities in Skåne County. Here is a list of them:

• Bjuv
• Bromölla
• Burlöv
• Båstad
• Eslöv
• Helsingborg
• Hässleholm
• Höganäs
• Hörby
• Höör
• Klippan
• Kristianstad
• Kävlinge
• Landskrona
• Lomma
• Lund
• Malmö
• Osby
• Perstorp
• Simrishamn
• Sjöbo
• Skurup
• Staffanstorp
• Svalöv
• Svedala
• Tomelilla
• Trelleborg
• Vellinge
• Ystad
• Åstorp
• Ängelholm
• Örkelljunga
• Östra Göinge

Images for kids

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  The electoral districts of Skåne County for national parliamentary elections