Ockelbo Municipality (Ockelbo kommun) is a municipalityinGävleborg County, in east central Sweden. Its seat is located in Ockelbo.
Ockelbo Municipality
Ockelbo kommun
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Ockelbo Railway Station
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Coat of arms | |
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| Coordinates: 60°53′N 16°43′E / 60.883°N 16.717°E / 60.883; 16.717 | |
| Country | Sweden |
| County | Gävleborg County |
| Seat | Ockelbo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,129.04 km2 (435.92 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,064.97 km2 (411.19 sq mi) |
| • Water | 64.07 km2 (24.74 sq mi) |
| Area as of 1 January 2014. | |
| Population
(31 December 2023)[2]
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| • Total | 5,758 |
| • Density | 5.1/km2 (13/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | SE |
| Province | Gästrikland |
| Municipal code | 2101 |
| Website | www.ockelbo.se |
The present municipality was formed in 1971 through the amalgamation of "old" Ockelbo with Skog.
This is a demographic table based on Ockelbo Municipality's electoral districts in the 2022 Swedish general election sourced from SVT's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official statistics.[3]
In total there were 5,860 residents, including 4,549 Swedish citizens of voting age.[3] 49.1% voted for the left coalition and 49.9% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.
| Location | Residents | Citizen adults |
Left vote | Right vote | Employed | Swedish parents |
Foreign heritage |
Income SEK |
Degree |
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| Ockelbo Byar | 1,916 | 1,595 | 47.7 | 51.5 | 79 | 89 | 11 | 22,909 | 26 |
| Ockelbo N | 1,727 | 1,214 | 47.1 | 52.2 | 79 | 77 | 23 | 23,294 | 27 |
| Ockelbo S | 2,217 | 1,740 | 52.4 | 46.2 | 78 | 85 | 15 | 21,743 | 27 |
| Source: SVT[3] | |||||||||
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