Ockelbo (municipality)
Ockelbo municipality | |||||
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State : | Sweden | ||||
Province (län): | Gävleborg County | ||||
Historical provinces (landskap): |
Gästrikland Hälsingland |
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Main place: | Ockelbo | ||||
SCB code: | 2101 | ||||
Residents : | 5908 (December 31, 2019) | ||||
Area : | 1129 km² (January 1, 2016) | ||||
Population density : | 5.2 inhabitants / km² | ||||
Website : | www.ockelbo.se | ||||
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Coordinates: 60 ° 53 ' N , 16 ° 43' O Ockelbo is a municipality ( Swedish kommun ) in the Swedish province Gävleborg and the historical provinces Gästrikland and Hälsingland . The main town of the municipality is Ockelbo .
Other localities are Åmot, Jädraås, Lingbo , Vallsbo and other smaller villages. The main railway line Stockholm - Ånge ( Norra stambanan ) runs through the municipality .
geography
The municipality is occupied by a wooded hill country with numerous lakes and wetlands.
economy
The community is located in an area with traditional forestry and iron processing. But today the municipality itself and the provincial assembly are the largest employers.
politics
The election to the municipal parliament on September 17, 2006 resulted in the following result. The results from 2002 in brackets.
Political party | be right | percent | Mandates |
Moderata samlingspartiet | 393 (244) | 10.81 (6.89) | 3 (2) |
Centerpartiet | 814 (881) | 22.40 (24.87) | 7 (8) |
Folkpartiet liberalerna | 42 (60) | 1.16 (1.69) | 0 (0) |
Kristdemokraterna | 137 (59) | 3.77 (1.67) | 1 (0) |
Socialdemokraterna | 1677 (1479) | 46.15 (41.74) | 15 (14) |
Vänsterpartiet | 430 (701) | 11.83 (19.79) | 4 (6) |
Miljöpartiet de Gröna | 84 (86) | 2.31 (2.43) | 1 (1) |
Other | 57 (33) | 1.57 (0.93) | 0 (0) |
coat of arms
Split into silver and green by a pine cut with three green rings on stakes in front and a silver hammer on the back. Since Daniel of Sweden , husband of Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden , grew up in Ockelbo, the heart shield of his coat of arms is borrowed from Ockelbos.
Town twinning
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner December 31, 2019 at Statistiska centralbyrån
- ↑ Kommunarealer January 1, 2016 at Statistiska centralbyrån (including all inland waters)
- ↑ http://www.val.se/val/val2006/slutlig/xml/slutresultat_00K.xml