Kalmar County
Kalmar län (Swedish) | |
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Coordinates: 56°44′0″N 15°54′0″E / 56.73333°N 15.90000°E | |
Country | Sweden |
Founded | 1634 |
Capital | Kalmar |
Municipalities | |
Government | |
• Governor | Allan Widman |
• County Council | Landstinget i Kalmar län |
Area | |
• Total | 11,217.8 km2 (4,331.2 sq mi) |
Population (31 December 2023)[1] | |
• Total | 246,667 |
• Density | 22/km2 (57/sq mi) |
GDP | |
• Total | SEK 78 billion €8.377 billion (2015) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | SE-H |
NUTS Region | SE213 |
Website | www |
Kalmar County (Swedish: Kalmar län) is a county or län in southern Sweden. It borders the counties of Kronoberg, Jönköping, Blekinge and Östergötland. To the east in the Baltic Sea is the island Gotland.
The counties are mainly administrative units. Geographically Kalmar County covers the eastern part in the Småland province, and the entire island of Öland.