Håbo Municipality
Håbo kommun
Municipality
Skokloster castle
Skokloster castle
Coat of arms of Håbo Municipality
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 59°35′N 17°30′E / 59.583°N 17.500°E / 59.583; 17.500
CountrySweden
CountyUppsala County
SeatBålsta
Area
[1]
 • Total186.47 km2 (72.00 sq mi)
 • Land143.75 km2 (55.50 sq mi)
 • Water42.72 km2 (16.49 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 (31 December 2021)[2]
 • Total22,344
 • Density120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceUppland
Municipal code0305
Websitewww.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 connection with the local government reform of 1952.

Localities

Since 2001, the municipality is connected with the Stockholm commuter rail system by an extension to Bålsta Station. Coming with this, Bålsta now also offers interchange to regional railways, similar to Märsta, Sundbyberg and Södertälje.

Demographics

This is a demographic table based on Håbo Municipality's electoral districts in the 2022 Swedish general election sourced from SVT's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official statistics.[3]

Residents include everyone registered as living in the district, regardless of age or citizenship status. Valid voters indicate Swedish citizens above the age of 18 who therefore can vote in general elections. Left vote and right vote indicate the result between the two major blocs in said district in the 2022 general election. Employment indicates the share of people between the ages of 20 and 64 who are working taxpayers. Foreign background is defined as residents either born abroad or with two parents born outside of Sweden. Median income is the received monthly income through either employment, capital gains or social grants for the median adult above 20, also including pensioners in Swedish kronor. The section about college graduates indicates any degree accumulated after high school.

In total there were 22,319 residents, including 16,323 Swedish citizens of voting age.[3] 36.4 % voted for the left coalition and 62.5 % for the right coalition.

See also

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 i riket, län och kommuner 31 december 2021" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 22, 2022. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 "Valresultat 2022 för Håbo i riksdagsvalet" (in Swedish). SVT. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
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