Blekinge County

Blekinge County, or Blekinge län is a County or län in the south of Sweden. It borders to the Counties of Skåne, Kronoberg, Kalmar and to the Baltic Sea.

**Blekinge län**

County	SE-K, SE41
Residence City	Karlskrona
Governor	Ingegerd Wärnersson
County Council	Landstinget Blekinge
Province	Blechingia
Created	1683
Area - Total - Percent	Ranked 21st 2,941 km² 0.7 %
Population - Total (1999) - Percent - Density	Ranked 19th 150,625 1.7 % 51.2/km²
GRP - Total (2004) - Percent - GRP/capita	Ranked 19th 34,566 Million SEK 1.47 % 231,000 SEK

Map highlighting the location of Blekinge County in Sweden

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Province

For History, Geography and Culture see: Blechingia

Blechingia, the historical province Blekinge, has virtually the same boundaries as the current administrative entity, Blekinge County.

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Administration

Main article: Blekinge County Administrative Board

Blekinge County was a part of Kalmar County between 1680 and 1683, due to the foundation of the naval base at Karlskrona.

The main aim of the County Administrative Board is to fullfil the goals set in national politics by the Parliament and the Government, to coordinate the interests and promote the development of the county, to establish regional goals and safeguard the due process of law in the handling of each case. The County Administrative Board is nominally a Government Agency headed by a Governor. See List of Blekinge Governors.

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Politics

Main article: Municipalities of Blekinge County

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Heraldry

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