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Skåne County (Skåne län) is the southernmost county or län, of Sweden, basically corresponding to...

Skåne County (Skåne län) is the southernmost county or län, of Sweden, basically corresponding to the historical province Scania. It borders the counties of Halland, Kronoberg and Blekinge. The seat of residence for the Skåne Governor is the town of Malmö. The headquarters of Region Skåne is the town of Kristianstad. The present county was created in 1997 when Kristianstad County and Malmöhus County were merged. Skåne County covers around 3% of Sweden's total area, but its population of 1,200,000 comprises 13% of Sweden's total population. The coat of arms for Skåne County is the same as for the province of Scania only with the tinctures reversed and the crown, beak and tongue of the Griffin in the same color. When the arms is shown with a royal crown it represents the County Administrative Board, which is the regional presence of (royal) government authority. Blazon: "Gules, a Griffin's head erased Or, crowned and armed the same". Skåne County is the administrative equivalent of the province of Scania, but it also includes an insignificant part of the province Halland. The seat of residence for the Governor or Landshövding is the town of Malmö. The County Administrative Board is a