
Arboga
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest130 m
- Distance to water460 m
- Distance to farmland370 m
- Distance to shoreline460 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway510 m
- Distance to industry310 m
- Distance to power line850 m
Services
- Distance to grocery store530 m
- Distance to school420 m
- Distance to train station1.1 km
Median across 2,648 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 2910–4252
- 3605–9318
- 36410–14333
- 39215–19284
- 32220–24313
- 31925–29258
- 41130–34398
- 42335–39374
- 33640–44334
- 31545–49297
- 34950–54368
- 40955–59400
- 43660–64431
- 36465–69330
- 30170–74337
- 38975–79424
- 51880+664
Men 6,299Women 6,115
Marital status
- Unmarried6,454 (52 %)
- Married3,936 (32 %)
- Divorced1,301 (10 %)
- Widowed707 (6 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 8 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Arboga, 12,414 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 10,906 inhabitants. A statistical area follows no locality boundary, so the figures describe the area around the locality, not the locality alone.
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Driving time
- Stockholm1 h 59 min
- Gothenburg4 h 26 min
Modelled car route (MOTIS), not a navigator's ETA — the figures run systematically high but are comparable between localities. Destinations not listed are more than six hours away.
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Lakes nearby
- Tjurlången123 ha3.7 km
- Sirsjön7 ha4.7 km
- Kvarnsjön51 ha6 km
- Högsjön108 ha6.5 km
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Associations and activities
- Arboga folkets parkOther
- Arboga ScoutkårscoutkårOutdoor life
- Arboga GolfklubbgolfSports
- Arboga RobotmuseummuseumCulture
- Arboga museummuseumCulture
- Arboga stadsbibliotekbibliotekCulture
- PRO ArbogapensionärsföreningSocial
Associations and activities carrying the locality's name, from the municipalities' own registers, the Swedish Sports Confederation and the Swedish Tax Agency. The list is not exhaustive: an association without the locality name in its name is not included.
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Surroundings
Natural hazards
- Flood zone1.4 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)6.2 km
- Potentially contaminated land125 in the locality50 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve4.1 km
- Natura 200015.9 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest4.8 km
- Water protection area10.6 km
- Habitat protection3.5 km
- National conservation interest4.1 km
- National heritage interest50 m
Services & safety
- School11 in the locality560 m
- Fire station1 in the locality840 m
- Police station1 in the locality270 m
- Civil defence shelter130 in the locality40 m
- Vulnerable area (police)35.6 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site1.2 km
- Swimming pool7 in the locality1.3 km
- Campsite1 in the locality330 m
- Hiking trail3.5 km
- Cycle trail40 m
- Ski trail36.5 km
- Floodlit track14 km
- Birding site34.4 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant8 in the locality200 m
- Café7 in the locality100 m
- Petrol station3 in the locality730 m
- Library1 in the locality420 m
- Sports hall4 in the locality310 m
- Hotel2 in the locality420 m
- Care home1 in the locality440 m
- Recycling centre2 in the locality1.1 km
Disturbance
- Major road600 m
- Railway510 m
- Power line460 m
- Wind turbine12.3 km
- Mobile mast3 in the locality440 m
- Military area610 m
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)4.8 km
- Mine23.4 km
- Quarry3.4 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark14 in the locality200 m
- Church3 in the locality90 m
- Community hall2 in the locality300 m
Distances are measured from the locality's centre to the nearest point in the layer, capped at 50 km. Counts are exact within the locality boundary. A layer not listed has nothing within the cap.
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Applies to the whole municipality
- Population13,980
- Median income379,700 kr/yr
- Average age45.8 years