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Gävle

urban area in Gävle Municipality, Sweden
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Gävle

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 (1,083 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Gävle was a member of Eurotowns network[3].
  • Gävle is located in Gävle Municipality[4].
  • Gävle is in the country of Sweden[5].
  • Gävle's instance of is recorded as urban area in Sweden[6].
  • Gävle's instance of is recorded as town[7].
  • Gävle's postal code is recorded as 80x xx[8].
  • Gävle's Commons category is recorded as Gävle[9].
  • Gävle's local dialing code is recorded as 026[10].
  • 1446 marks the founding of Gävle[11].
  • Gävle's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 60.674833333333, 'lon': 17.144388888889}[12].
  • Gävle's official website is recorded as https://www.gavle.se[13].
  • Gävle's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Gävle[14].
  • Gävle's Commons gallery is recorded as Gävle[15].
  • Gävle has a population of {'amount': '+75451'}[16].
  • Gävle has a population of {'amount': '+76031'}[17].
  • Gävle has a population of {'amount': '+76761'}[18].
  • Gävle has a population of {'amount': '+76886'}[19].
  • Gävle has a population of {'amount': '+77699'}[20].
  • Gävle has a population of {'amount': '+77586'}[21].
  • Gävle has a population of {'amount': '+79004'}[22].
  • Gävle has a population of {'amount': '+86533'}[23].
  • Gävle's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[24].
  • Gävle's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[25].
  • Gävle's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[26].
  • Gävle's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[27].

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Geography

Gävle is in the country of Sweden[5]. Gävle is located in Gävle Municipality[4].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+4309'}[28], {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+4155'}[29], {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+4211'}[30], {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+4245'}[31], {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+3975'}[32], and {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+4059'}[33]. Gävle sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+8'}[34]. Population counts include {'amount': '+75451'}[16], {'amount': '+76031'}[17], {'amount': '+76761'}[18], {'amount': '+76886'}[19], {'amount': '+77699'}[20], and {'amount': '+77586'}[21].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include urban area in Sweden[6] and town[7].

History and Context

1446 marks the founding of Gävle[11].

Why It Matters

Gävle ranks in the top 1% of urban_area_in_sweden entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,083 views/month).[2] Gävle has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] Gävle is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

Related Entities

Gurvinder S. Virk Madelene Wadelius Martin Olsson Sweden

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . Tätorter 2015; befolkning 2010–2018, landareal, andel som överlappas av fritidshusområden. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . britannica.com. britannica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Tätorter 2015; befolkning 2010–2018, landareal, andel som överlappas av fritidshusområden. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Tätorter 2015; befolkning 2010–2018, landareal, andel som överlappas av fritidshusområden. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Tätorter 2015; befolkning 2010–2018, landareal, andel som överlappas av fritidshusområden. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Tätorter 2015; befolkning 2010–2018, landareal, andel som överlappas av fritidshusområden. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Statistiska tätorter 2018 – befolkning, landareal, befolkningstäthet. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Q88541482. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Statistical localities 2020. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Statistical localities 2020. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Q131585031. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . Statistical database, Land area by localities, population and population density per sq. km. Every fifth year 1960 - 2015. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . Statistical database, Land area by localities, population and population density per sq. km. Every fifth year 1960 - 2015. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . Statistical database, Land area by localities, population and population density per sq. km. Every fifth year 1960 - 2015. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . Statistical database, Land area by localities, population and population density per sq. km. Every fifth year 1960 - 2015. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . Tätorter 2015; befolkning 2010–2018, landareal, andel som överlappas av fritidshusområden. wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . Statistiska tätorter 2018 – befolkning, landareal, befolkningstäthet. 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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  1. 10d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947) +1
    Instance of → urban area in Sweden, town
    Instance of → —
    Official website → https://www.gavle.se
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|5 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 234830, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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