Gävleborg County

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Gävleborg County, or Gävleborgs län, is a County or län on the Baltic Sea coast of Sweden. It borders to the counties of Uppsala, Västmanland, Dalarna, Jämtland and Västernorrland.

Gävleborgs län

Map highlighting the location of Gävleborg County in Sweden
County
Residence City Gävle
Province Gästrikland
Hälsingland
Created 1762
Area
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- 18,191 km², 4.4% of Sweden;
ranked 7th
Population
Reference: ranked list of Swedish counties>ranked list 280,717 inh., 15.4 inh/km²

GRP ranked list

**Gävleborgs län**
Map highlighting the location of Gävleborg County in Sweden
County
Residence City	Gävle
Province	Gästrikland Hälsingland
Created	1762
Area - -	18,191 km², 4.4% of Sweden; ranked 7th
Population Reference: ranked list of Swedish counties>ranked list	280,717 inh., 15.4 inh/km²
GRP	ranked list

Map highlighting the location of Blekinge County in Sweden County Residence City Karlskrona Province Blechingia Created 1683 Area
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- 2,941 km², 0.7% of Sweden;
ranked 21st Population
Reference: ranked list of Swedish counties>ranked list 150,625 inh., 51.2 inh/km²
GRP ranked list

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Contents

1 Provinces
2 Administration
3 Politics
4 Municipalities
5 Heraldry
6 Miscellaneous topics
7 External links

Provinces

Gävleborg County is divided upon the provinces of Gästrikland and Hälsingland.

Administration

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 in national politics by the Parliament 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 nominally a Government Agency headed by a Governor. See List of Gävleborg Governors.

Politics

The County Council of Gävleborg or Landstinget Gävleborg.

Municipalities

Main article:

Heraldry

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."

Miscellaneous topics

External links

[Gävleborg County Administrative Board]
[Gävleborg County Council]
Regional Association of Local Authorities in Gävleborg

Counties of Sweden
Blekinge \| Dalarna \| Gotland \| Gävleborg \| Halland \| Jämtland \| Jönköping \| Kalmar \| Kronoberg \| Norrbotten \| Örebro \| Östergötland \| Skåne \| Stockholm \| Södermanland \| Uppsala \| Värmland \| Västerbotten \| Västernorrland \| Västmanland \| Västra Götaland

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