Krokom Municipality

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
Municipality
Coat of arms
CountrySweden
CountyJämtland County
SeatKrokom
Area
 • Total6,812.75 km2 (2,630.42 sq mi)
 • Land6,155.18 km2 (2,376.53 sq mi)
 • Water657.57 km2 (253.89 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 (31 December 2019)[2]
 • Total14,966
 • Density2.2/km2 (5.7/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceJämtland
Municipal code2309
Websitewww.krokom.se
View from Hällberget in Offerdal.

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" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 2014-01-01. Archived from the original (Microsoft Excel) on 2016-09-27. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
  2. "Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 31 december 2019" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 20, 2020. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
  3. Statistics Sweden as of December 31, 2005

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