Krokom Municipality

Krokom Municipality
Krokoms kommun
Municipality

Coat of arms
Country Sweden
County Jämtland County
Seat Krokom
Area[1]
 • 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 2017)[2]
 • Total 14,925
 • Density 2.2/km2 (5.7/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
View from Hällberget in Offerdal.

Krokom Municipality (Swedish: Krokoms kommun) is a municipality in Jämtland County in northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Krokom.

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

There are eleven localities (or urban areas) in Krokom Municipality:[3]

#LocalityPopulation
1Krokom2,087
2Ås1,097
3Nälden881
4Föllinge509
5Dvärsätt437
5Östersund (part of)437
7Änge387
8Aspås352
9Trångsviken269
10Vaplan259
11Ytterån203

The municipal seat is shown in bold

Villages

Sports

The following sports clubs are located in Krokom Municipality:

References

  1. ↑ "Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014" (Microsoft Excel) (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
  2. ↑ "Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 31 december 2017" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 21, 2018. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
  3. ↑ Statistics Sweden as of December 31, 2005

Coordinates: 63°19′N 14°30′E / 63.317°N 14.500°E / 63.317; 14.500

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