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Gävleborg County

county (län) of Sweden
AdministrativeArea county_of_sweden Q103699
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Gävleborg County is an administrative area located in Sweden. It was established in 1762. As of 2025, Gävleborg County has a population of 284k[1] and covers an area of 18k.

Gävleborg County

Summary

Gävleborg County is a county of Sweden[1]. It draws 257 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_sweden category, ranking #13 of 21).[2]

Key Facts

  • Gävleborg County is located in Sweden[3].
  • Gävleborg County is in the country of Sweden[4].
  • Gävleborg County's head of government is recorded as Per Bill[5].
  • Gävleborg County's instance of is recorded as county of Sweden[6].
  • Gävleborg County's capital is recorded as Gävle[7].
  • Gävleborg County's shares border with is recorded as Västernorrland County[8].
  • Gävleborg County's shares border with is recorded as Jämtland County[9].
  • Gävleborg County's shares border with is recorded as Dalarna County[10].
  • Gävleborg County's shares border with is recorded as Västmanland County[11].
  • Gävleborg County's shares border with is recorded as Uppsala County[12].
  • Gävleborg County is operated by Gävleborg County Administrative Board[13].
  • Gävleborg County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Bollnäs Municipality[14].
  • Gävleborg County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Gävle Municipality[15].
  • Gävleborg County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Hofors Municipality[16].
  • Gävleborg County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Hudiksvall Municipality[17].
  • Gävleborg County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Ljusdal Municipality[18].
  • Gävleborg County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Nordanstig Municipality[19].
  • Gävleborg County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Ockelbo Municipality[20].
  • Gävleborg County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Ovanåker Municipality[21].
  • Gävleborg County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Sandviken Municipality[22].
  • Gävleborg County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Söderhamn Municipality[23].
  • Gävleborg County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Region Gävleborg[24].
  • Gävleborg County's twinned administrative body is recorded as Lääne-Viru County[25].
  • Gävleborg County's coat of arms is recorded as Q3082903[26].
  • Gävleborg County's Commons category is recorded as Gävleborg County[27].

Body

Geography

Gävleborg County is in the country of Sweden[4]. It is located in Sweden[3].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+285265'}[28], {'amount': '+285452'}[29], {'amount': '+285637'}[30], {'amount': '+286257'}[31], {'amount': '+286364'}[32], and {'amount': '+286547'}[33].

Designation and Status

Gävleborg County's instance of is recorded as county of Sweden[6].

History and Context

1762 marks the founding of Gävleborg County[34].

Why It Matters

Gävleborg County draws 257 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_sweden category, ranking #13 of 21).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

Related Entities

Ambly-Fleury Sweden

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . Q41769039. wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . Q42887356. wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . Q49772875. wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . Q56150720. wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . Q58480915. wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 31 december 2018 och befolkningsförändringar 1 oktober–31 december 2018. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 10d ago · LarskeBot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → {'amount': '+285265'}, {'amount': '+285452'}, {'amount': '+285637'} +30
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1082]]: 283,289, Adding P1082 for 2026-03-31"
  2. 11d ago · GrandEscogriffe · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Category for people born here → Category:Births in Gävleborg County
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Sweden
    Country → —
    Population → —
    + 29 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P242]]: Gävleborgs län in Sweden-2.svg"
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