Sweden's counties are primarily administrative units, whereas theprovinces of Sweden usually fit cultural and historical boundaries. Örebro County consists of the province ofNärke, the western half ofVästmanland and minor parts of easternVärmland and northeasternVästergötland. Örebro County is named after its capital city,Örebro, which in 2010 was the sixth largest city of Sweden. Official 2010 numbers sourced in the localities section indicate that 38% of the county population is living in the city of Örebro alone. Örebro itself contains just as many inhabitants as the 23 other largest localities put together, and has grown significantly ever since the official statistics began in the late 1960s.
The main aim of theCounty Administrative Board is to fulfil the goals set in national politics by theRiksdag and theGovernment, to coordinate the interests of the county, to 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 aGovernment Agency headed by a Governor. SeeList of Örebro Governors.
The table details allRiksdag election results of Örebro County since the unicameral era began in1970. The blocs denote which party would support the Prime Minister or the lead opposition party towards the end of the elected parliament.
The southern Närke plain, the forested north and the highland to the west makes for a varying landscape. Örebro County is located between the four major lakes of Sweden and has coastlines on two of them. Capital Örebro is alongsideHjälmaren, located slightly inland along theSvartån river. The southern area of the county has a transitional climate betweenoceanic andcontinental, with warm summers and cold, variable winters. Örebro has a July high of around 23 °C (73 °F) and winter highs around 0 °C (32 °F) with frosts being frequent from November to April. The proximity to the major lakes moderates winter temperatures somewhat, undermining the continental effects of its inland position. The northern areas of the county are slightly cooler year-round. The summer temperatures on the Närke Plain are some of the warmest in all ofScandinavia and by extensionNorthern Europe.
SCB have collected statistics on backgrounds of residents since 2002. These tables consist of all who have two foreign-born parents or are born abroad themselves.[24] The chart lists election years and the last year on record alone.
The arms for the County of Örebro is a combination of the arms ofNärke,Västmanland andVärmland. When it is shown with a royal crown it represents the County Administrative Board.
^"Örebro län".Information om Sverige. County Administrative Board of Västra Götaland. 2016.Archived from the original on 8 October 2018. Retrieved8 October 2018.
