Gävleborg County

Template:Short description Template:About Template:Infobox settlement Gävleborg County (Template:Langx) 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

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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>Template:Expand section

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:<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Party		Seats	Votes	%
bgcolor=Template:Party color |	Social Democrats	24	58,521	31.63%
bgcolor=Template:Party color |	Moderate Party	11	27,556	14.89%
bgcolor=Template:Party color |	Sweden Democrats	11	27,494	14.86%
bgcolor=Template:Party color |	Centre Party	8	18,146	9.81%
bgcolor=Template:Party color |	Left Party	7	15,809	8.54%
	Health Care Party Gävleborg	5	13,176	7.12%
bgcolor=Template:Party color |	Christian Democrats	4	9,364	5.06%
bgcolor=Template:Party color |	Liberals	3	8,440	4.56%
bgcolor=Template:Party color |	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<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	86.6	183,731	8.0	52.0		21.7	10.7	1.4	5.0			60.1	38.1
1973<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	89.6	189,221	8.2	50.1		26.0	6.7	1.6	7.0			58.3	39.7
1976<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	90.5	198,949	6.3	50.9		25.9	7.9	1.2	7.4			57.2	41.2
1979<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	89.8	198,508	6.7	52.2		20.4	7.9	1.4	10.7			59.0	39.1
1982<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	90.7	202,022	6.7	54.4	1.8	16.9	4.4	1.7	13.9			61.1	35.2
1985<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	88.6	198,530	6.7	53.6	1.6	13.8	11.2		12.7			60.3	37.7
1988<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	84.6	187,245	7.2	51.9	5.1	13.2	9.7	2.7	9.6			64.2	32.5
1991<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	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<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	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<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	79.4	170,128	16.6	42.5	5.1	7.0	3.5	9.7	13.9			64.2	34.2
2002<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	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<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	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<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	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<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	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<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	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<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	83.5	184,770	5.9	34.7	3.5	6.3	3.0	5.1	16.2	24.1		50.4	48.4

Municipalities

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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.<ref name=befolkning>Template:Cite web</ref> 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<ref name=befolkning/>

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

External links

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