North Middle Sweden Norra Mellansverige |
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National Area | |
Country | Sweden |
Largest city | Gävle |
Area | |
• Total | 63,968 km2 (24,698 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 837,892 |
• Density | 13/km2 (34/sq mi) |
ISO 3166 code | SE06 |
North Middle Sweden (Swedish: Norra Mellansverige) is a National Area (Swedish: Riksområde) of Sweden. The National Areas are a part of the Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) of Sweden.
The region is situated in the central part of the county, partly located in Norrland and mainly in Svealand. It borders with Norway and the riksområden of Middle Norrland, West Sweden and East Middle Sweden.
The most populous cities are Gävle, Karlstad, Borlänge, Falun, Sandviken, Kristinehamn, Hudiksvall, Avesta, Ludvika and Arvika.
North Middle Sweden includes 3 counties: