Gävleborg County

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

Gävleborg County (Swedish: Gävleborgs län) 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.

Gävleborg County Gävleborgs län (Swedish)
County of Sweden
Flag Coat of arms
Gävleborg County in Sweden
Location map of Gävleborg County in Sweden
Coordinates: 60°46′50″N 16°39′19″E
Country	Sweden
Founded	1762
Capital	Gävle
Municipalities	10 Bollnäs Gävle Hofors Hudiksvall Ljusdal Nordanstig Ockelbo Ovanåker Sandviken Söderhamn
Government
• Governor	Per Bill
• Council	Region Gävleborg
Area
• Total	18,198.9 km2 (7,026.6 sq mi)
Population  (31 December 2023)[1]
• Total	285,642
• Density	16/km2 (41/sq mi)
GDP [2]
• Total	SEK 95 billion €10.153 billion (2015)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	SE-X
NUTS Region	SE313
Website	www.x.lst.se

Provinces

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

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

• Gunnarsbosjön

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 Region Gävleborg.

After the county council election in 2018, the following political parties are represented in the Gävleborg county council:^[4]

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

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[5]	86.6	183,731	8.0	52.0		21.7	10.7	1.4	5.0			60.1	38.1
1973[6]	89.6	189,221	8.2	50.1		26.0	6.7	1.6	7.0			58.3	39.7
1976[7]	90.5	198,949	6.3	50.9		25.9	7.9	1.2	7.4			57.2	41.2
1979[8]	89.8	198,508	6.7	52.2		20.4	7.9	1.4	10.7			59.0	39.1
1982[9]	90.7	202,022	6.7	54.4	1.8	16.9	4.4	1.7	13.9			61.1	35.2
1985[10]	88.6	198,530	6.7	53.6	1.6	13.8	11.2		12.7			60.3	37.7
1988[11]	84.6	187,245	7.2	51.9	5.1	13.2	9.7	2.7	9.6			64.2	32.5
1991[12]	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[13]	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[14]	79.4	170,128	16.6	42.5	5.1	7.0	3.5	9.7	13.9			64.2	34.2
2002[15]	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[16]	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[17]	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[18]	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[19]	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[20]	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

Main article: List of governors of Gävleborg County

Municipalities

Main page: Municipalities of Gävleborg

In Gästrikland Province:

• Gävle
• Hofors
• Ockelbo
• Sandviken

In Hälsingland Province:

• Bollnäs
• Hudiksvall
• Ljusdal
• Nordanstig
• Ovanåker
• Söderhamn

Demographics

Foreign background

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.^[21] 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[21]

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."

See also

• Duke of Gästrikland & Duke of Hälsingland, titles for members of the royal family (see Duchies in Sweden)
  The tiles have been created for the first time for present Princess Madeleine, Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland

References and notes

1. "Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 31 december 2023 och befolkningsförändringar 2023". Statistics Sweden. 31 December 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
2. Regions and Cities > Regional Statistics > Regional Economy > Regional GDP per Capita, OECD.Stats. Accessed on 16 November 2018.
3. "Gävleborg | county, Sweden | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2023-02-04.
4. "Val till landstingsfullmäktige i Gävleborgs län - Valda 2018" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten. Archived from the original on 2019-07-08. Retrieved 2019-07-08.
5. "Riksdagsvalet 1970" (PDF). SCB. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
6. "Riksdagsvalet 1973" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
7. "Riksdagsvalet 1976" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
8. "Riksdagsvalet 1979" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
9. "Riksdagsvalet 1982" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
10. "Riksdagsvalet 1985" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
11. "Riksdagsvalet 1988" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
12. "Riksdagsvalet 1991" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
13. "Riksdagsvalet 1994" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
14. "Riksdagsvalet 1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
15. "Valresultat Riksdag 2002" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten. Archived from the original on 7 September 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
16. "Allmänna val 17 september 2006" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten. Archived from the original on 28 September 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
17. "Röster - Val 2010" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten. Archived from the original on 17 December 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
18. "Röster - Val 2014" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten. Archived from the original on 11 November 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
19. "Röster - Val 2018" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten. Archived from the original on 17 December 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
20. "Valpresentation". resultat.val.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2023-01-26.
21. "PxWeb - välj variabler och värden" (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

External links

• Gävleborg County Administrative Board
• Gävleborg Regional Development Council
• Gävleborg County Council

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