HALSINGLAND

landskap (province), east-central Sweden, in the southern part of Norrland region. It is bounded on the east by the Gulf of Bothnia, on the south by the landskap of Gstrikland, on the west by those of Dalarna and Hrjedalen, and on the north by that of Medelpad. Its land area, 5,507 square miles (14,264 square km), is included in the administrative ln (counties) of Gvleborg and Jmtland. Like the rest of Norrland, it is characterized by forests cut by fertile river valleys. Extensive forests have made sawmilling and the manufacture of wood pulp and cellulose the leading industries; there is some agriculture. The principal towns are Sderhamn, the southernmost; Hudiksvall, the largest and oldest (chartered 1582); and Bollns. Pop. (1989 est.) 142,333.