Obbola

Obbola
Obbola
Coordinates: 63°42′N 20°19′E / 63.7°N 20.317°E / 63.7; 20.317Coordinates: 63°42′N 20°19′E / 63.7°N 20.317°E / 63.7; 20.317
Country	Sweden
Province	Västerbotten
County	Västerbotten County
Municipality	Umeå Municipality
Area[1]
- Total	2.55 km2 (1 sq mi)
Population (2005-12-31)[1]
- Total	2,175
- Density	851/km2 (2,204.1/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)

Obbola is a locality situated in Umeå Municipality, Västerbotten County, Sweden with 2,175 inhabitants in 2005.^[1] It is located close to the town of Holmsund. Obbola lies to the west of the mouth of Ume River at the Gulf of Bothnia in the Baltic Sea. SCA is the biggest employer in the locality. In the school in Obbola there are pupils from grade one to grade nine. After that most of the pupils continue in the city of Umeå.

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km² 2000 och 2005" (in Swedish) (xls). Statistics Sweden. http://www.scb.se/statistik/MI/MI0810/2005A01B/T%c3%a4torternami0810tab1.xls. Retrieved 2009-05-09.