Gävleborg County

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This article is about the administrative county. For the Riksdag constituency, see Gävleborg County (Riksdag constituency). For its regional council, see Region Gävleborg.

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Gävleborg County
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County of Sweden
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Gävleborg County in Sweden
Gävleborg County in Sweden
Location map of Gävleborg County in Sweden
Location map of Gävleborg County in Sweden
Coordinates: 60°46′50″N 16°39′19″E / 60.78056°N 16.65528°E / 60.78056; 16.65528
CountryFile:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden
Founded1762
CapitalGävle
Municipalities
10
Government
 • GovernorCarina Ståhl Herrstedt
 • CouncilRegion Gävleborg
Area
 • TotalTemplate:Infobox settlement/areadisp
Population
 (31 December 2023)[1]
 • Total285,642
 • DensityTemplate:Infobox settlement/densdisp
GDP
[2]
 • TotalSEK 95 billion
€10.153 billion (2015)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE-X
NUTS RegionSE313
Websitewww.x.lst.se

Gävleborg County (Template:Langx, sv) is a county or län on the Baltic Sea coast of Sweden. It borders the counties of Uppsala, Västmanland, Dalarna, Jämtland, and Västernorrland. The capital is Gävle.

Provinces

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Gävleborg County encompasses the provinces of Gästrikland and Hälsingland, except for the northwestern part of the latter which is located in Jämtland County, most notably Ytterhogdal. Hamra församling (Hamra parish), in northeast Dalarna is also part of Gävleborg County.

Geography

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Gävleborg county is in eastern-central Sweden on the coast of the Gulf of Bothnia. It is made up of Dalarna, the majority of Hälsingland, and the traditional landskap (province) of Gästrikland. From a flat, level coast, it rises inland toward forested highland.[3]

Lakes

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Administration

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Gävleborg County was established in 1762 when it was separated from Västernorrland County. For the list of governors see main article. The main aim of the County Administrative Board is to fulfil the goals set by the national policy by the Riksdag and the Government, to coordinate the interests and 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 a Government Agency headed by a Governor. See List of Gävleborg Governors.

Politics

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The county council of Gävleborg or Region Gävleborg.

After the county council election in 2018, the following political parties are represented in the Gävleborg county council:[7]

Party Seats Votes %
Social Democrats 24 58,521 31.63%
Moderate Party 11 27,556 14.89%
Sweden Democrats 11 27,494 14.86%
Centre Party 8 18,146 9.81%
Left Party 7 15,809 8.54%
Health Care Party Gävleborg 5 13,176 7.12%
Christian Democrats 4 9,364 5.06%
Liberals 3 8,440 4.56%
Green Party 2 5,720 3.09%
Others - 805 0.43%
Total 75 185,031 100%
Turnout 188,764 83.78%

Riksdag elections

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The table details all Riksdag election results of Gävleborg County since the unicameral era began in 1970. The blocs denote which party would support the Prime Minister or the lead opposition party towards the end of the elected parliament.

Year Turnout Votes V S MP C L KD M SD NyD Left Right
1970[8] 86.6 183,731 8.0 52.0 21.7 10.7 1.4 5.0 60.1 38.1
1973[9] 89.6 189,221 8.2 50.1 26.0 6.7 1.6 7.0 58.3 39.7
1976[10] 90.5 198,949 6.3 50.9 25.9 7.9 1.2 7.4 57.2 41.2
1979[11] 89.8 198,508 6.7 52.2 20.4 7.9 1.4 10.7 59.0 39.1
1982[12] 90.7 202,022 6.7 54.4 1.8 16.9 4.4 1.7 13.9 61.1 35.2
1985[13] 88.6 198,530 6.7 53.6 1.6 13.8 11.2 12.7 60.3 37.7
1988[14] 84.6 187,245 7.2 51.9 5.1 13.2 9.7 2.7 9.6 64.2 32.5
1991[15] 85.3 188,011 5.8 46.9 3.4 10.7 7.9 6.1 12.8 6.0 52.7 37.4
1994[16] 85.3 186,959 7.9 53.6 5.5 9.1 5.8 3.2 13.2 1.1 67.0 31.3
1998[17] 79.4 170,128 16.6 42.5 5.1 7.0 3.5 9.7 13.9 64.2 34.2
2002[18] 77.6 164,934 11.2 45.0 4.5 10.4 10.0 7.4 9.4 1.0 60.6 37.3
2006[19] 79.3 167,728 7.9 41.7 4.3 11.1 5.3 5.1 18.4 3.0 54.0 40.0
2010[20] 82.8 177,248 7.2 38.3 6.2 7.3 5.3 4.1 23.1 7.1 51.7 39.9
2014[21] 85.4 183,515 6.6 38.2 5.0 6.7 3.7 3.2 17.4 16.0 49.8 31.0
2018[22] 86.3 185,413 8.4 34.1 3.1 9.1 4.0 5.3 15.3 19.6 54.6 44.2
2022[23] 83.5 184,770 5.9 34.7 3.5 6.3 3.0 5.1 16.2 24.1 50.4 48.4

Governors

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Main article: List of governors of Gävleborg County

Municipalities

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Main page: Municipalities of Gävleborg

In Gästrikland Province:

In Hälsingland Province:

Demographics

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Foreign background

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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.

Location 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2019
Bollnäs 4.9 5.6 7.7 10.8 14.5 14.7
Gävle 10.7 12.0 14.4 17.2 19.7 20.5
Hofors 12.4 13.5 15.3 16.2 18.8 19.0
Hudiksvall 5.7 6.5 7.9 9.6 11.4 11.8
Ljusdal 4.0 5.3 7.2 10.0 12.5 12.3
Nordanstig 3.9 4.3 6.8 9.0 10.7 10.7
Ockelbo 4.4 4.9 8.1 11.0 16.2 16.4
Ovanåker 2.6 3.5 4.6 7.1 10.4 10.8
Sandviken 8.4 9.8 12.5 16.3 21.3 21.9
Söderhamn 5.8 6.8 8.6 11.6 15.4 16.0
Total 7.5 8.7 10.8 13.6 16.7 17.2
Source: SCB[24]

Heraldry

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The arms for Gävleborg County is a combination of the arms of Gästrikland and Hälsingland. When it is shown with a royal crown it represents the County Administrative Board. Blazon: "Quartered, the arms of Gästrikland and the arms of Hälsingland."[citation needed]

See also

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References and notes

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  1. ↑ "Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 31 december 2023 och befolkningsförändringar 2023". Statistics Sweden. 31 December 2023. Archived from the original on 16 May 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  2. ↑ Regions and Cities > Regional Statistics > Regional Economy > Regional GDP per Capita Archived 2019-08-11 at the Wayback Machine, OECD.Stats. Accessed on 16 November 2018.
  3. ↑ "Gävleborg | county, Sweden | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Archived from the original on 4 February 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  4. ↑ "Rekordlåga vattennivåer oroar boende vid Dellen" [Record low water levels worry residents at Dellen]. svt Nyheter (in Swedish). 26 May 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
  5. ↑ "Norra Dellen". seen.de (in German). 26 February 2026. Archived from the original on 21 June 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
  6. ↑ Müller, Norbert; Hartung, Jack B.; Jessberger, Elmar K.; Reimold, Wolf U. (March 1990). "40Ar-39Ar Ages of Dellen, Janisjarvi, and Saaksjarvi Impact Craters". Meteoritics. 25 (1): 1–10. Bibcode:1990Metic..25....1M. doi:10.1111/j.1945-5100.1990.tb00964.x.
  7. ↑ "Val till landstingsfullmäktige i Gävleborgs län - Valda 2018" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten. Archived from the original on 8 July 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  8. ↑ "Riksdagsvalet 1970" (PDF). SCB. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 June 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  9. ↑ "Riksdagsvalet 1973" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 June 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  10. ↑ "Riksdagsvalet 1976" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 June 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  11. ↑ "Riksdagsvalet 1979" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 June 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  12. ↑ "Riksdagsvalet 1982" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 June 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  13. ↑ "Riksdagsvalet 1985" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 June 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  14. ↑ "Riksdagsvalet 1988" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 June 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  15. ↑ "Riksdagsvalet 1991" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 June 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  16. ↑ "Riksdagsvalet 1994" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 June 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  17. ↑ "Riksdagsvalet 1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 June 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  18. ↑ "Valresultat Riksdag 2002" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten. Archived from the original on 7 September 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  19. ↑ "Allmänna val 17 september 2006" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten. Archived from the original on 28 September 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  20. ↑ "Röster - Val 2010" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten. Archived from the original on 17 December 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  21. ↑ "Röster - Val 2014" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten. Archived from the original on 11 November 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  22. ↑ "Röster - Val 2018" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten. Archived from the original on 17 December 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  23. ↑ "Valpresentation". resultat.val.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 7 December 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 "PxWeb - välj variabler och värden" (in Swedish). SCB. Archived from the original on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
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