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Duvbo is an upper-middle-class residential area in Sundbyberg in suburban Stockholm, Sweden. In 2019 it had 2217 inhabitants.

The Duvbo metro station is located in central Sundbyberg, just outside (300m) Duvbo and is part of the Stockholm Metro. It was inaugurated on August 19, 1985.

In 1899 the property Dufvebol, then in Spånga municipality, was sold to a suburb development company, which split the land and built roads, naming it Dufbo egna-hems-koloni (Duvbo own home community). After 5 years the suburb was nearly complete, housing 1200 residents. In 1902 Duvbo became a municipalsamhälle (submunicipality), until 1949 when it transferred into Sundbyberg municipality.

Coordinates: 59°22′04″N17°57′52″E / 59.36778°N 17.96444°E / 59.36778; 17.96444


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