Obbola is a
locality situated in
Umeå Municipality,
Västerbotten County,
Sweden
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with 2,197 inhabitants in 2010.
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
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in the
Baltic Sea.
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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.
Obbola is connected to nearby
Holmsund by the
Obbola Bridge
Obbola bridge ( sv, Obbolabron) is a road bridge on the E12 over Österfjärden that connects Obbola and Holmsund in Sweden
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which carries the E12 road over the river estuary.
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Populated places in Umeå Municipality
Coastal cities and towns in Sweden