Håbo Municipality
Not to be confused with Habo Municipality.
| Håbo Municipality Håbo kommun | ||
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| Municipality | ||
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| Country | Sweden | |
| County | Uppsala County | |
| Seat | Bålsta | |
| Area[1] | ||
| • 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 January 1, 2014. | ||
| Population (June 30, 2016)[2] | ||
| • Total | 20,419 | |
| • Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| ISO 3166 code | SE | |
| Province | Uppland | |
| Municipal code | 0305 | |
| Website | www.habo.se | |
Håbo Municipality (Swedish: Håbo kommun) is a municipality in Uppsala County in east central Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Bålsta.
The municipality was formed in connexion 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, Habo is sometimes confused with Håbo Municipality, located in the province of Uppland (near Stockholm).
References
- ↑ "Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014" (Microsoft Excel) (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
- ↑ "Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 30 juni 2016" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. August 17, 2016. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
External links
- Håbo Municipality - Official site
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Coordinates: 59°35′N 17°30′E / 59.583°N 17.500°E
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