Ockelbo Municipality

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**Ockelbo Municipality (*Kommun*)**
Gävleborg County; Ockelbo in central/south Map outlining municipalities of Sweden	Coat of arms
	Municipal facts
	Seat	Ockelbo
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	County	Gävleborg County
	Province	Gästrikland
	Area Rank	1,070 km² 94th of 290
	Population Rank (2005)	6,047 266th of 290
	Density	5.5/km²

Ockelbo Municipality is a municipality in Gävleborg County, in east central Sweden. Its seat is lokated in Ockelbo with 2,700, situated at 60°53′N 16°43′E. Other towns are: Åmot, Lingbo and Jädraås.

Ockelbo is mostly famous for its basket ball team, the annual summer and winter market and the rose gardens. Ockelbo is also famous for Ockelbo-Lundgren. Ockelbo is also where Daniel Westling, partner of Crown Princess Victoria, grew up.