Ockelbo Municipality
Municipality in Gävleborg County, Sweden
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Ockelbo Municipality (Swedish: Ockelbo kommun) is a municipality in Gävleborg County, in east central Sweden. Its seat is located in Ockelbo.
Ockelbo Municipality
Ockelbo kommun | |
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Ockelbo Railway Station | |
 Coat of arms | |
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| Coordinates: 60°53′N 16°43′E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| County | Gävleborg County |
| Seat | Ockelbo |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,129.04 km2 (435.92 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,064.97 km2 (411.19 sq mi) |
| • Water | 64.07 km2 (24.74 sq mi) |
| Area as of 1 January 2014. | |
| Population (30 June 2025)[2] | |
• Total | 5,709 |
| • Density | 5.361/km2 (13.88/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 |
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.
