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Hofors

Hofors () is a locality and the seat of Hofors Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 6,681 inhabitants in 2010.

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Settlement.official_name: Hofors
Settlement.image_skyline: Hofors centrum.jpg
Settlement.image_blank_emblem: Hofors vapen.svg
Settlement.blank_emblem_type: Coat of arms
Settlement.image_caption: Central Hofors in February 2009
Settlement.pushpin_map: Sweden Gävleborg#Sweden
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Sweden
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Hofors Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Gävleborg County
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Gästrikland
Settlement.area_total_km2: 6.97
Settlement.population_as_of: 31 December 2010
Settlement.population_total: 6,681
Settlement.population_density_km2: 958

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Hofors () is a locality and the seat of Hofors Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 6,681 inhabitants in 2010.

==Districts== Born Böle Bönhusberget Centrum Göklund Hammaren Lillån Muntebo Rönningen Silverdalen Standarn Västerhöjden Robertsholm Fagersta by Långnäs Barkhyttan Stenshyttan The town of Hofors evolved around an iron industry in the 17th century, which eventually developed into one of Sweden's foremost ironworks, and a subsidiary of the SKF group.