Tibro Explained

Official Name:	Tibro
Pushpin Map:	Sweden Västra Götaland#Sweden
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Sweden
Subdivision Type3:	Municipality
Subdivision Name3:	Tibro Municipality
Subdivision Type2:	County
Subdivision Name2:	Västra Götaland County
Subdivision Type1:	Province
Subdivision Name1:	Västergötland
Area Footnotes:	^[1]
Area Total Km2:	7.37
Population As Of:	31 December 2010
Population Total:	8,018
Population Density Km2:	1088
Timezone:	CET
Utc Offset:	+1
Timezone Dst:	CEST
Utc Offset Dst:	+2
Coordinates:	58.4167°N 24°W

Tibro (pronounced as /sv/)^[2] is a locality and the seat of Tibro Municipality in Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 8,018 inhabitants in 2010. Tibro has a long tradition of furniture production.^[3]

Sports

The following sports clubs are located in Tibro:

• Tibro AIK FK
• Tibro IBK

Notable people

Tibro is also the birthplace of:

• Robin Söderling, professional tennis player.
• Anton Stralman, professional NHL hockey player on the Tampa Bay Lightning.
• Viktoria Helgesson, a professional figure skater.
• Joshi Helgesson, a professional figure skater.
• Anders Eriksson seven-time world enduro champion.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km² 2005 och 2010 . 14 December 2011 . . Swedish . https://web.archive.org/web/20120127055525/http://www.scb.se/Statistik/MI/MI0810/2010A01/Tatorternami0810tab1_4.xls . 27 January 2012 . live . 10 January 2012 .
2. Book: Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter. Jöran Sahlgren. Gösta Bergman. sv. 1979. 24.
3. Web site: Tibro . . Swedish . 20 December 2011.