Official Name: | Uppsala County |
Settlement Type: | County of Sweden |
Flag Size: | 100px |
Blank Emblem Type: | |
Blank Emblem Size: | 150px |
Image Map1: | Sweden Uppsala location map.svg |
Map Caption1: | Location map of Uppsala County in Sweden |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Sweden |
Established Title: | Formed |
Established Date: | 1634 |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Seat: | Uppsala |
Parts Type: | Municipalities |
Parts: | 8 |
P1: | Älvkarleby |
P2: | Enköping |
P3: | Håbo |
P4: | Heby |
P5: | Knivsta |
P6: | Östhammar |
P7: | Tierp |
P8: | Uppsala |
Leader Title: | Governor |
Leader Name: | Stefan Attefall |
Leader Title1: | Council |
Area Total Km2: | 8207.2 |
Population As Of: | September 30, 2023 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 404,589 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | GDP |
Demographics1 Footnotes: | [2] |
Demographics1 Title1: | Total |
Demographics1 Info1: | SEK 142 billion €15.193 billion (2015) |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +1 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
Iso Code: | SE-C |
Blank Name Sec2: | NUTS Region |
Uppsala County (Swedish: Uppsala län) is a county or län on the eastern coast of Sweden, whose capital is the city of Uppsala. It borders the counties of Dalarna, Stockholm, Södermanland, Västmanland, Gävleborg, and the Baltic Sea.
The northern parts of the province of Uppland encompasses Uppsala County.
The main aim of the County Administrative Board is to fulfill the goals set in national politics by the Riksdag and the Government, to coordinate the interests of the county, promote its development, 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. See List of Uppsala Governors.
The County Council of Uppsala or Region Uppsala (previously Landstinget i Uppsala län), which is appointed by the electorate of the county, is primarily responsible for health care and public transportation.
The most recent county elections include:
The table details all Riksdag election (general election) results of Uppsala County since the unicameral era began in 1970. The blocs denote which party would support the Prime Minister or the lead opposition party towards the end of the elected parliament.
Year | Turnout | Votes | V | S | MP | C | L | KD | M | SD | NyD | Left | Right | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1970[3] | 87.7 | 131,282 | 3.2 | 45.8 | 22.5 | 14.7 | 1.8 | 10.8 | 49.4 | 47.9 | ||||
1973[4] | 90.3 | 139,874 | 5.5 | 43.0 | 26.9 | 9.5 | 1.5 | 12.9 | 48.4 | 49.3 | ||||
1976[5] | 91.3 | 149,325 | 5.4 | 42.2 | 25.1 | 11.3 | 1.2 | 14.3 | 47.6 | 50.6 | ||||
1979[6] | 90.7 | 153,866 | 6.6 | 42.3 | 19.9 | 10.7 | 1.1 | 18.8 | 48.9 | 49.3 | ||||
1982[7] | 91.7 | 160,073 | 6.1 | 44.6 | 2.0 | 16.9 | 6.3 | 1.5 | 22.3 | 50.7 | 45.5 | |||
1985[8] | 90.2 | 162,979 | 5.6 | 43.3 | 1.7 | 12.7 | 15.4 | 20.5 | 48.9 | 48.6 | ||||
1988[9] | 86.3 | 160,675 | 6.2 | 40.8 | 5.7 | 12.3 | 13.6 | 2.0 | 18.4 | 52.7 | 44.3 | |||
1991[10] | 87.0 | 167,283 | 4.5 | 35.3 | 4.3 | 9.0 | 11.2 | 5.8 | 22.0 | 7.5 | 39.8 | 48.1 | ||
1994[11] | 87.4 | 176,494 | 5.9 | 42.8 | 6.1 | 7.9 | 9.0 | 3.8 | 22.4 | 1.2 | 54.8 | 43.0 | ||
1998[12] | 81.9 | 170,096 | 10.9 | 34.4 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 6.2 | 10.7 | 23.8 | 51.0 | 46.5 | |||
2002[13] | 80.8 | 176,402 | 8.1 | 37.4 | 5.7 | 6.8 | 15.6 | 8.9 | 15.0 | 1.4 | 51.3 | 46.3 | ||
2006[14] | 82.9 | 196,389 | 5.7 | 30.9 | 6.3 | 9.9 | 9.1 | 6.6 | 26.5 | 2.3 | 42.9 | 52.1 | ||
2010[15] | 85.8 | 215,030 | 5.5 | 27.4 | 8.8 | 8.3 | 7.9 | 5.7 | 30.1 | 4.7 | 41.7 | 52.0 | ||
2014[16] | 87.4 | 228,351 | 6.3 | 28.9 | 8.4 | 6.9 | 6.2 | 4.7 | 22.4 | 10.5 | 43.5 | 40.6 | ||
2018[17] | 88.9 | 241,489 | 8.7 | 27.0 | 5.6 | 9.2 | 6.2 | 6.9 | 19.0 | 15.4 | 50.5 | 47.5 | ||
2022[18] | 86.0 | 251,301 | 7.9 | 29.1 | 6.7 | 7.3 | 5.0 | 5.9 | 18.3 | 18.2 | 51.0 | 47.4 |
The County of Uppsala inherited its coat of arms from the province of Uppland. When it is shown with a royal crown it represents the County Administrative Board.