South Sweden Sydsverige |
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National Area | |
Country | Sweden |
Largest city | Malmö |
Area | |
• Total | 13,968 km2 (5,393 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 1,306,695 |
• Density | 94/km2 (240/sq mi) |
ISO 3166 code | SE04 |
South Sweden (Swedish: Sydsverige) 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.
South Sweden is situated in the southern part of its country. It is close to Denmark and it borders with the riksområden of Småland and the islands and West Sweden.
The most populous cities are Malmö, Helsingborg, Lund, Karlskrona, Kristianstad, Landskrona and Trelleborg.
South Sweden includes 2 counties:
Coordinates: 55°56′06″N 14°15′11″E / 55.9349°N 14.2530°E