Gävle (formerly spelled Gefle) is a Municipality in Gävleborg County, in east central Sweden. The municipality covers an area of 1604.0 km². Of the total population of 90742, 44650 are male, and 46092 are female. The population density of the community is 57 inhabitants per km².
In central Gävle, there is every year a large Christmas goat made of straw on the city square. It has become a tradition (although certainly an unlawful tradition, and frowned upon by most) to burn the goat. Despite attempts at fireproofing and heavy supervision, only in rare cases has the goat survived into the new year.
