Håbo Municipality

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Håbo Municipality
Håbo kommun
Municipality

Coat of arms
Country Sweden
County Uppsala County
Seat Bålsta
Area[1]
  Total 186.1779 km2 (71.8837 sq mi)
  Land 143.3679 km2 (55.3547 sq mi)
  Water 42.81 km2 (16.53 sq mi)
  Area as of January 1, 2010.
Population (June 30, 2012)[2]
  Total 19,578
  Density 110/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
ISO 3166 code SE
Province Uppland
Municipal code 0305
Website www.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 connexion 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. Coming with this, Bålsta now also offers interchange to regional railways, similar to Märsta, Sundbyberg and Kungsängen.

See also

  • Håbo Hundred

References

External links

Coordinates: 59°35′N 17°30′E / 59.583°N 17.500°E / 59.583; 17.500

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