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Ångermanland ( or ) is a historical province (landskap) in the northern part of Sweden. It is bordered (clockwise from the north) by Swedish Lapland, Västerbotten, the Gulf of Bothnia, Medelpad and Jämtland.

Key facts

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Culture
Settlement.name
Ångermanland
Settlement.image_flag
Ångermanlands landskapsflagga.gnp.png
Settlement.image_shield
Ångermanlands vapen crowned.svg
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100px
Settlement.image_map
Ångermanland.svg
Settlement.mapsize
250px
Settlement.settlement_type
Historical province
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Country
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Land
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Norrland
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Counties
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Västernorrland CountyJämtland CountyVästerbotten County
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Metric
Settlement.area_total_km2
19,507
Settlement.population_total
128,293
Settlement.population_as_of
31 December 2023
Settlement.population_density_km2
auto

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Ångermanland ( or ) is a historical province (landskap) in the northern part of Sweden. It is bordered (clockwise from the north) by Swedish Lapland, Västerbotten, the Gulf of Bothnia, Medelpad and Jämtland.

The name is derived from the Old Norse anger, which means "deep fjord" and is a reference to the deep mouth of the Ångerman River (Ångermanälven). The Latin name of the province is .

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ångermanland” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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