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Obbola
Obbola Church
Obbola Church
Obbola is located in Västerbotten
Obbola
Obbola
Location in Västerbotten
Obbola is located in Sweden
Obbola
Obbola
Location in Sweden
Country Sweden
Province Västerbotten
County Västerbotten County
Municipality Umeå Municipality
Area
 • Total 2.56 km2 (0.99 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2010)
 • Total 2,197
 • Density 858/km2 (2,220/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)

Obbola is a locality situated in Umeå Municipality, Västerbotten County, Sweden with 2,197 inhabitants in 2010. It is located close to the town of Holmsund. Obbola lies to the west of the mouth of Ume River at the Gulf of Bothnia in the Baltic Sea. SCA is the biggest employer in the locality. In the school in Obbola there are pupils from grade one to grade nine. After that most of the pupils continue in the city of Umeå.

Obbola is connected to nearby Holmsund by the Obbola Bridge which carries the E12 road over the river estuary.

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