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	SE-X, SE063
	Residence City	Gävle
	Province	Gästrikland Hälsingland
	Created	1762
	Area - -	18,191 km², 4.4% of Sweden; ranked 7th
	Population Reference: ranked list	280,717 inh., 15.4 inh/km²
	GRP	See this ranked list

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

[edit] Provinces

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

[edit] 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.

[edit] Politics

The County Council of Gävleborg or Landstinget Gävleborg.

[edit] Municipalities

Main article: Municipalities of Gävleborg

[edit] 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."