Håbo Municipality
Håbo Municipality (Swedish: Håbo kommun) is a municipality in Uppsala County in east central Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Bålsta.
Håbo Municipality
Håbo kommun | |
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Coat of arms | |
Country | Sweden |
County | Uppsala County |
Seat | Bålsta |
Area | |
• Total | 186.47 km2 (72.00 sq mi) |
• Land | 143.75 km2 (55.50 sq mi) |
• Water | 42.72 km2 (16.49 sq mi) |
Area as of 1 January 2014. | |
Population (31 December 2019)[2] | |
• Total | 21,934 |
• Density | 120/km2 (300/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | SE |
Province | Uppland |
Municipal code | 0305 |
Website | www.habo.se |
The municipality was formed in connection with the local government reform of 1952.
Localities
- Bålsta (seat)
- Slottsskogen
Since 2001, the municipality is connected with the Stockholm commuter rail system by an extension to Bålsta. Coming with this, Bålsta now also offers interchange to regional railways, similar to Märsta, Sundbyberg and Kungsängen.
See also
- Håbo Hundred
- Because diacritics are often dropped on the English oriented Internet, Håbo is sometimes confused with Habo Municipality, located in Jönköping County in southern Sweden.
References
- "Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 2014-01-01. Archived from the original (Microsoft Excel) on 2016-09-27. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
- "Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 31 december 2019" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 20, 2020. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
External links
- Håbo Municipality - Official site
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