# Ockelbo Municipality > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ockelbo_Municipality > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ockelbo_Municipality.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ockelbo_Municipality > Source revision: 1346204156 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Municipality in Gävleborg County, Sweden Ockelbo Municipality Ockelbo kommun Municipality Ockelbo Railway Station Coat of arms Coordinates: 60°53′N 16°43′E / 60.883°N 16.717°E / 60.883; 16.717 Country Sweden County Gävleborg County Seat Ockelbo Area [1] • 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 **Ockelbo Municipality** ([Swedish](/source/Swedish_language): *Ockelbo kommun*) is a [municipality](/source/Municipalities_of_Sweden) in [Gävleborg County](/source/G%C3%A4vleborg_County), in east central [Sweden](/source/Sweden). Its seat is located in [Ockelbo](/source/Ockelbo). The present municipality was formed in 1971 through the [amalgamation](/source/Amalgamation_(politics)) of "old" *Ockelbo* with *Skog*. ## Localities - [Lingbo](/source/Lingbo) - [Ockelbo](/source/Ockelbo) (seat) - [Jädraås](/source/J%C3%A4dra%C3%A5s) - [Åmot](/source/%C3%85mot%2C_Sweden) ## Demographics This is a demographic table based on Ockelbo Municipality's electoral districts in the [2022 Swedish general election](/source/2022_Swedish_general_election) sourced from [SVT](/source/Swedish_Television)'s election platform, in turn taken from [SCB](/source/Statistiska_Centralbyr%C3%A5n) 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. Location Residents Citizen adults Left vote Right vote Employed Swedish parents Foreign heritage Income SEK Degree % % Ockelbo Byar 1,916 1,595 47.7 51.5 79 89 11 22,909 26 Ockelbo N 1,727 1,214 47.1 52.2 79 77 23 23,294 27 Ockelbo S 2,217 1,740 52.4 46.2 78 85 15 21,743 27 Source: SVT[3] ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-SCB_2014-01-01_1-0)** ["Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160927135502/http://www.scb.se/sv_/Hitta-statistik/Statistik-efter-amne/Miljo/Markanvandning/Land--och-vattenarealer/12838/12845/73231/) (in Swedish). [Statistics Sweden](/source/Statistics_Sweden). 2014-01-01. Archived from [the original](http://www.scb.se/sv_/Hitta-statistik/Statistik-efter-amne/Miljo/Markanvandning/Land--och-vattenarealer/12838/12845/73231/) ([Microsoft Excel](/source/Microsoft_Excel)) on 2016-09-27. Retrieved 2014-04-18. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-SCB_2025-06-30_2-0)** ["Folkmängd och befolkningsförändringar - Kvartal 2, 2025"](https://www.scb.se/hitta-statistik/statistik-efter-amne/befolkning-och-levnadsforhallanden/befolkningens-sammansattning-och-utveckling/befolkningsstatistik/pong/tabell-och-diagram/folkmangd-och-befolkningsforandringar---manad-kvartal-och-halvar/folkmangd-och-befolkningsforandringar---kvartal-2-2025/) (in Swedish). [Statistics Sweden](/source/Statistics_Sweden). 21 August 2025. Retrieved 21 August 2025. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-OckelboVal2022_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-OckelboVal2022_3-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-OckelboVal2022_3-2) ["Valresultat 2022 för Ockelbo i riksdagsvalet"](https://valresultat.svt.se/2022/riksdagsval-2101-ockelbo.html) (in Swedish). [SVT](/source/Swedish_Television). 11 September 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2024. ## External links - Media related to [Ockelbo Municipality](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Ockelbo_Municipality) at Wikimedia Commons - [Ockelbo](http://www.ockelbo.se/) - official site Places adjacent to Ockelbo Municipality Bollnäs Söderhamn Falun (Dalarna) Ockelbo Gävle Sandviken v t e Municipalities and seats of Gävleborg County Municipalities Bollnäs Gävle Hofors Hudiksvall Ljusdal Nordanstig Ockelbo Ovanåker Sandviken Söderhamn Municipal seats Bergsjö Bollnäs Edsbyn Gävle Hofors Hudiksvall Ljusdal Ockelbo Sandviken Söderhamn Counties of Sweden Sweden v t e Localities in Ockelbo Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden Localities Åmot Jädraås Lingbo Ockelbo (seat) Authority control databases International ISNI VIAF WorldCat National Sweden Geographic MusicBrainz area This article about a location in Gävleborg County, Sweden is a stub. 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