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Gävle ['jɛ:vlə] is a city in east central Sweden with 68,700 inhabitants (2005). It is the seat of Gävle Municipality with a population of 92,416 (2006) and of Gävleborg County. It is the oldest city in the historical Norrland (Sweden's Northern lands), as it received its charter in 1446 by Christopher of Bavaria. Gävle has a similar climate to the rest of central Sweden with an average temperature of −5 °C (21 °F) in January and +17 °C (63 °F) in July. Yearly rainfall is around 600 mm (24 in). Today there are few shipping companies or shipyards left, but an important port remains. It has over 1000 ships calling per annum and is among the top ten common ports in Sweden.