Ockelbo Municipality

Ockelbo Municipality
Ockelbo kommun
Municipality
Ockelbo Railway Station
Ockelbo Railway Station
Coat of arms of Ockelbo Municipality
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 60°53′N 16°43′E / 60.883°N 16.717°E / 60.883; 16.717
CountrySweden
CountyGävleborg County
SeatOckelbo
Area
[1]
 • Total
1,129.04 km2 (435.92 sq mi)
 • Land1,064.97 km2 (411.19 sq mi)
 • Water64.07 km2 (24.74 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 (31 December 2023)[2]
 • Total
5,758
 • Density5.1/km2 (13/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceGästrikland
Municipal code2101
Websitewww.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

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.[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.

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Folkmängd och befolkningsförändringar - Kvartal 4, 2023" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 22, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c "Valresultat 2022 för Ockelbo i riksdagsvalet" (in Swedish). SVT. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2024.


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