Habo Municipality

Habo Municipality (Swedish: Habo kommun) is a municipality in Jönköping County, southern Sweden, where the locality of Habo is seat.

Habo Municipality
Habo kommun
Municipality
Coordinates: 57°55′N 14°04′E
CountrySweden
CountyJönköping County
SeatHabo
Area
  Total462.24 km2 (178.47 sq mi)
  Land328.52 km2 (126.84 sq mi)
  Water133.72 km2 (51.63 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 (31 December 2023)
  Total13,275
  Density29/km2 (74/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceVästergötland
Municipal code0643
Websitewww.habokommun.se

The present municipality was formed in 1974 when a part of the dissolved rural municipality of Fågelsås was amalgamated with "old" Habo. It was transferred from the dissolved Skaraborg County to Jönköping County in 1998.

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