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Håbo Municipality (Swedish: Håbo kommun) is a municipality in Uppsala County in east central Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Bålsta.

Håbo Municipality Håbo kommun
Municipality
Skokloster castle
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 59°35′N 17°30′E
Country	Sweden
County	Uppsala County
Seat	Bålsta
Area [1]
• Total	186.47 km2 (72.00 sq mi)
• Land	143.75 km2 (55.50 sq mi)
• Water	42.72 km2 (16.49 sq mi)
	Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population  (31 December 2021)[2]
• Total	22,344
• Density	120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	SE
Province	Uppland
Municipal code	0305
Website	www.habo.se

The municipality was formed in connection with the local government reform of 1952.

Localities

• Bålsta (seat)
• Slottsskogen

Since 2001, the municipality is connected with the Stockholm commuter rail system by an extension to Bålsta Station. Coming with this, Bålsta now also offers interchange to regional railways, similar to Märsta, Sundbyberg and Södertälje.

See also

• Håbo Hundred
• Because diacritics are often dropped on the English oriented Internet, Håbo is sometimes confused with Habo Municipality, located in Jönköping County in southern Sweden.

References

External links

• Media related to Håbo Municipality at Wikimedia Commons
• Håbo Municipality - Official site

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