Ockelbo Municipality facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Ockelbo Municipality Ockelbo kommun
Municipality
Ockelbo Railway Station
Coat of arms
Country	Sweden
County	Gävleborg County
Seat	Ockelbo
Area
• Total	1,135.54 km2 (438.43 sq mi)
• Land	1,069.59 km2 (412.97 sq mi)
• Water	65.95 km2 (25.46 sq mi)
	Area as of January 1, 2010.
Population  (June 30, 2012)
• Total	5,987
• Density	5.2724/km2 (13.6554/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

Ockelbo Municipality (Ockelbo kommun) is a municipality in Gävleborg County, in east central Sweden. Its seat is located in Ockelbo.

The present municipality was formed in 1971 through the amalgamation of "old" Ockelbo with Skog.

Localities

• Lingbo
• Ockelbo (seat)
• Jädraås
• Åmot

Demographics

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.

In total there were 5,860 residents, including 4,549 Swedish citizens of voting age. 49.1% voted for the left coalition and 49.9% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.