Gävle Municipality
Gävle Municipality
Gävle kommun | |
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Gävle Firestation | |
| Coordinates: 60°40′N 17°10′E / 60.667°N 17.167°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| County | Gävleborg County |
| Seat | Gävle |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,199.84 km2 (1,235.47 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,613.37 km2 (622.93 sq mi) |
| • Water | 1,586.47 km2 (612.54 sq mi) |
| Area as of 1 January 2014. | |
| Population (31 December 2024) | |
• Total | 103,838 |
| • Density | 32/km2 (84/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | SE |
| Province | Gästrikland |
| Municipal code | 2180 |
| Website | www.gavle.se |
Gävle Municipality (Swedish: Gävle kommun) is a municipality in east central Sweden. The municipal seat is located in the Stad (city) of Gävle.
Geographically the municipality is situated north of the mouth of the river Dalälven and is the southernmost municipality of the historical land of Norrland.
The present municipality was created in 1971, when the City of Gävle was amalgamated with four surrounding rural municipalities. All of them were original entities, instituted as municipalities by the local government acts of 1862. The area had not been affected by the national subdivision reform in 1952.