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Gävleborg County

Coordinates: 60°46′50″N 16°39′19″E / 60.780619°N 16.655273°E / 60.780619; 16.655273
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Gävleborg
Gävleborgs län
County of Sweden
Coat of arms of Gävleborg
Coat of arms
Official logo of Gävleborg
 
Map
CountrySweden
Founded1762
CapitalGävle
Government
 • GovernorBarbro Holmberg
 • CouncilLandstinget Gävleborg
Area
 • Total
18,198.9 km2 (7,026.6 sq mi)
Population
 (March 31, 2011)[1]
 • Total
276,323
 • Density15/km2 (39/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE-X
GDP/ NominalSEK 60,417 million (2004)
GDP per capitaSEK 218,000
NUTS RegionSE313
Websitewww.x.lst.se

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

Provinces

Gävleborg County encompasses 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 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

The County Council of Gävleborg or Landstinget Gävleborg.

After the Swedish general election in 2014, the Gävleborg County council are represented by the following political parties:

style="width: 80px; background: #Template:Separtycol-m; color: white;" colspan="3" | Moderate Party style="width: 80px; background: #Template:Separtycol-kd; color: white;" colspan="3" | Christian Democrats style="width: 80px; background: #Template:Separtycol-c; color: white;" colspan="3" | Centre Party style="width: 80px; background: #Template:Separtycol-fp; color: white;" colspan="3" | Liberal People's Party style="width: 80px; background: #Template:Separtycol-mp; color: white;" colspan="3" | Green Party style="width: 80px; background: #Template:Separtycol-s; color: white;" colspan="3" | Social Democratic Party style="width: 80px; background: #Template:Separtycol-v; color: white;" colspan="3" | Left Party style="width: 80px; background: #Template:Separtycol-sd; color: white;" colspan="3" | Sweden Democrats Health Care Party Gävleborg others
Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats
30 501 16,9 13 7 021 3,9 3 13 698 7,6 6 7 951 4,4 3 9 488 5,2 4 62 025 34,3 26 14 893 8,2 6 20 437 11,3 8 14 327 7,9 6 660 0,4 0

Governors

Main article: List of governors of Gävleborg County

Municipalities

Main page: Municipalities of Gävleborg

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."

References and notes

  1. ^ "Kvartal 1 2011". Statistics Sweden.
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Gävleborg County.

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