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Floby is a locality situated in Falköping Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 1,499 inhabitants in 2010.

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Settlement.official_name
Floby
Settlement.pushpin_map
Sweden Västra Götaland#Sweden
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Sweden
Settlement.subdivision_type3
Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3
Falköping Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_type2
County
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Västra Götaland County
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Västergötland
Settlement.area_total_km2
2.26
Settlement.population_as_of
31 December 2010
Settlement.population_total
1,499
Settlement.population_density_km2
662
Settlement.timezone
CET
Settlement.utc_offset
+1
Settlement.timezone_DST
CEST
Settlement.utc_offset_DST
+2

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Official name
Floby
Population
1548
Area
223
Image
Köpmansgatan i Floby 2625.JPG
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Floby is a locality situated in Falköping Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 1,499 inhabitants in 2010.

==History== In 1858 the first portion of the railway line connecting Stockholm and Gothenburg was opened, and a railway station was opened in the parish of Floby, near the border of the neighboring parish of . The station was first called Sörby, but in 1912 the name was changed to Floby.

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