Valbo
Åby Farm, Valbo
Åby Farm, Valbo
Official logo of Valbo
Coat of arms
Valbo is located in Sweden Gävleborg
Valbo
Valbo
Valbo is located in Sweden
Valbo
Valbo
Coordinates: 60°39′N 17°02′E / 60.650°N 17.033°E / 60.650; 17.033
CountrySweden
ProvinceGästrikland
CountyGävleborg County
MunicipalityGävle Municipality
Area
[1]
 • Total8.24 km2 (3.18 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2010)[1]
 • Total7,065
 • Density858/km2 (2,220/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Valbo is a locality situated in Gävle Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 7,065 inhabitants in 2010.[1] It is situated south-west of Gävle itself and could be considered a suburb of the city.

Valbo is known for the large shopping mall Valbo köpcentrum and for being the birthplace of Stanley Cup champion Nicklas Bäckström.

Valbo parish

Coat of arms.
Coat of arms.

Valbo is also a parish within the Church of Sweden, which has 11,600 members in the town and surrounding area in the eastern part of Gävle Municipality.

Education

Häcklingeskolan (Häcklinge School) was closed in 2005 and the students were transferred to the Sofiedal school

Sports

The following sports clubs are located in Valbo:

Notable people

References

  1. ^ a b c "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.


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