Gävle
urban area in Gävle Municipality, Sweden
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Summary
Gävle is an urban area in Sweden[1]. Gävle ranks in the top 1% of urban area in sweden entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,767 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: Eurotowns network[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Gävle Municipality[4]
- Country: Sweden[5]
- Instance of: town[6]
- Postal code: 80x xx[7]
- Commons category: Gävle[8]
- Local dialing code: 026[9]
- Inception: 1446[10]
- Official website: https://www.gavle.se[11]
- Topic's main category: Category:Gävle[12]
- Commons gallery: Gävle[13]
- Population: 75,451[14], 76,031[15], 76,761[16], 76,886[17], 77,699[18], 77,586[19], 79,004[20], 86,533[21]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[22], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[23], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[24], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[25]
- Capital of: Gävleborg County[26], Gävle Municipality[27], Region Gävleborg[28]
- Official name: Gävle[29]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Gävle[30]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Gävle[31]
- Native label: Gävle[32]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Gävle[33]
- Elevation above sea level: 8 m[34]
- Area: 4309 ha[35], 4155 ha[36], 4211 ha[37], 4245 ha[38], 3975 ha[39], 4059 ha[40], 4685 ha[41], 5497 ha[42]
- KML file: Q26711510[43]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Gävle[44]
Why It Matters
Gävle has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] Gävle is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]