Heby Municipality

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

Heby Municipality
Heby kommun
Municipality
Coordinates: 59°56′N 16°53′E
CountrySweden
CountyUppsala County
SeatHeby
Area
  Total1,225.6 km2 (473.2 sq mi)
  Land1,166.81 km2 (450.51 sq mi)
  Water58.79 km2 (22.70 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 (31 December 2023)
  Total14,343
  Density12/km2 (30/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceUppland
Municipal code0331
Websitewww.heby.se

The first municipality with the name Heby was created in 1952, during the first of the two nationwide municipal reforms in Sweden, through the amalgamation of three original units in Västmanland County. The name was taken from the settlement Heby, which had been a municipalsamhälle (a kind of borough) since 1887. In 1971 three more former entities were added.

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