Krokom Municipality (Swedish: Krokoms kommun, Southern Sami: Krokomen tjïelte) is a municipality in Jämtland County in northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Krokom.
Krokom Municipality
Krokoms kommun | |
|---|---|
 Krokom town hall | |
 Coat of arms | |
 | |
| Coordinates: 63°19′N 14°30′E / 63.317°N 14.500°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| County | Jämtland County |
| Seat | Krokom |
| Area | |
• Total | 6,812.75 km2 (2,630.42 sq mi) |
| • Land | 6,155.18 km2 (2,376.53 sq mi) |
| • Water | 657.57 km2 (253.89 sq mi) |
| Area as of 1 January 2014. | |
| Population (31 December 2023)[2] | |
• Total | 15,595 |
| • Density | 2.3/km2 (5.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC 1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC 2 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | SE |
| Province | Jämtland |
| Municipal code | 2309 |
| Website | www.krokom.se |
The present municipality was formed in 1974, when the former municipalities of Alsen, Föllinge, Offerdal and Rödön were amalgamated. The number of original local government entities in the area is nine, and amalgamations had also taken place in 1952 and 1969.
Localities
editThere are eleven localities (or urban areas) in Krokom Municipality:[3]
| # | Locality | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Krokom | 2,087 |
| 2 | Ås | 1,097 |
| 3 | Nälden | 881 |
| 4 | Föllinge | 509 |
| 5 | Dvärsätt | 437 |
| 5 | Östersund (part of) | 437 |
| 7 | Änge | 387 |
| 8 | Aspås | 352 |
| 9 | Trångsviken | 269 |
| 10 | Vaplan | 259 |
| 11 | Ytterån | 203 |
The municipal seat is shown in bold
Villages
editDemographics
editThis is a demographic table based on Krokom Municipality's electoral districts in the 2022 Swedish general election sourced from SVT's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official statistics.[4]
In total there were 11,366 Swedish citizens of voting age resident in the municipality.[4] 54.0% voted for the left coalition and 44.8% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.
| Location | Residents | Citizen adults |
Left vote | Right vote | Employed | Swedish parents |
Foreign heritage |
Income SEK |
Degree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | ||||||||
| Alsenbygden | 1,221 | 935 | 53.0 | 45.7 | 86 | 93 | 7 | 24,115 | 30 |
| Aspås | 1,066 | 798 | 45.3 | 54.1 | 93 | 97 | 3 | 28,778 | 38 |
| Dvärsätt | 1,388 | 1,004 | 52.6 | 46.7 | 88 | 96 | 4 | 29,239 | 41 |
| Föllinge-Laxsjö | 1,543 | 1,245 | 50.7 | 47.5 | 81 | 90 | 10 | 21,164 | 22 |
| Krokom | 1,973 | 1,487 | 55.7 | 43.0 | 77 | 83 | 17 | 22,033 | 27 |
| Nälden | 1,818 | 1,255 | 51.0 | 47.9 | 86 | 87 | 13 | 25,664 | 35 |
| Offerdalsbygden | 2,010 | 1,574 | 52.5 | 46.6 | 87 | 92 | 8 | 23,444 | 28 |
| Rödöbygden | 748 | 590 | 57.1 | 42.0 | 92 | 96 | 4 | 30,554 | 54 |
| Ås Norra | 2,054 | 1,590 | 62.0 | 36.9 | 88 | 93 | 7 | 30,718 | 60 |
| Ås Södra | 1,528 | 888 | 58.6 | 40.9 | 93 | 93 | 7 | 32,996 | 61 |
| Source: SVT[4] | |||||||||
Sports
editThe following sports clubs are located in Krokom Municipality:
References
edit- ^ "Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 2014-01-01. Archived from the original (Microsoft Excel) on 2016-09-27. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
- ^ "Folkmängd och befolkningsförändringar - Kvartal 4, 2023" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 22, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
- ^ Statistics Sweden as of December 31, 2005
- ^ a b c "Valresultat 2022 för Krokom i riksdagsvalet" (in Swedish). SVT. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
External links
edit
- Krokom Municipality - Official site (in Swedish)