Kalmar County
Kalmar County
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Kalmar County in Sweden | |
Location map of Kalmar County in Sweden | |
| 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 (Liberals) |
| • Council | Region Kalmar County |
| Area | |
• Total | 11,217.8 km2 (4,331.2 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2023) | |
• 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.